June 2026

Released July 21, 2026

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 30, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 14.

• The highest unemployment rate was 6 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 2 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.2 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 34 states and fell in 17. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.6 percent in Alaska and New Hampshire. The largest payroll job percent decline was 1.2 percent in West Virginia.

Florida

Employment snapshot

• In June, Florida added 11,100 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.7 percent. In the prior month, Florida lost 4,100 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Florida added 30,700 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.9 percentage points from 3.8 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000 in June, or 0 percent. Florida is tied for 28th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, Florida’s private sector added 12,000 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 41,200 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Florida lost 3,300 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Florida rose by 1,291, and over the past 12 months it fell by 50,504.

• Florida’s labor force participation rate remained steady at 57.6 percent in June and ranks 46th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.1 percentage points.

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Florida

Payroll employment

• Florida added 11,100 net payroll jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Florida lost 4,100 jobs. Florida nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 6 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 57,000 in June, or 0 percent. Florida is tied for 28th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Florida added 12,000 private sector jobs, or 0.1 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Florida lost 3,300 jobs. Florida private sector payroll employment has increased in 6 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 49,000 jobs in June, or 0 percent. Florida is tied for 27th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2026 to June 2026:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+5,000) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+4,500).
• The worst performing sectors were Professional and Business Services (-3,600) and State and Local Government (-1,400).

From June 2025 to June 2026:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+39,000) and Professional and Business Services (+13,400).
• The worst performing sectors were Financial Activities (-12,900) and Federal Government (-7,700).

Florida

Labor force

The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.

• The labor force participation rate in Florida remained unchanged at 57.6 percent in June.

• Florida ranks 46th in the nation.

• The 10-year high for the labor force participation rate in Florida was 59.7 percent occurring in October 2019, and the 10-year low was 53.8 percent in April 2020.

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.3 percentage points to 61.5 percent in June.