May 2025

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United States Employment Snapshot



Florida Employment Snapshot





Florida Payroll Employment


  • Florida added 20,500 net payroll jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during May. In the prior month, Florida added 13,200 jobs. Florida nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 139,000 in May, or 0.1 percent. Florida is tied for 7th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • Florida added 22,900 private sector jobs, or 0.3 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during May. In the prior month, Florida added 14,700 jobs. Florida private sector payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 140,000 jobs in May, or 0.1 percent. Florida is tied for 6th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during May were Professional and Business Services (7,100) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (4,800).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the month were Construction (-400) and Government (-2,400).

  • The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (49,500) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (32,100).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Leisure and Hospitality (4,100) and Information (2,600).



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.