United States Employment Snapshot



Florida Employment Snapshot





Florida Payroll Employment


  • Florida added 21,300 net payroll jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during April. In the prior month, Florida added 21,100 jobs. Florida nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 177,000 in April, or 0.1 percent. Florida is tied for 6th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • Florida added 21,800 private sector jobs, or 0.2 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during April. In the prior month, Florida added 18,900 jobs. Florida private sector payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 167,000 jobs in April, or 0.1 percent. Florida is tied for 11th 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 April were Education and Health Services (8,000) and Professional and Business Services (7,400).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the month were Government (-500) and Manufacturing (-2,000).

  • The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (48,200) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (26,200).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Manufacturing (3,000) 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.