June 2025 | Released July 18, 2025

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United States

Employment snapshot

• In June, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 11, rose in 7, and remained unchanged in 33.

• The highest unemployment rate was 5.9 percent in District of Columbia, and the lowest was 1.8 percent in South Dakota. Nationally, the unemployment rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 4.1 percent.

• In June, payroll jobs rose in 27 states and fell in 24. The largest payroll job percent increase was 0.9 percent in Alaska. The largest payroll job percent decline was 0.5 percent in Rhode Island.

Florida

Employment snapshot

• In June, Florida lost 20,000 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7 percent. In the prior month, Florida added 16,400 net payroll jobs.

• Over the past 12 months, Florida added 142,300 net payroll jobs and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points from 3.4 percent.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Florida is tied for 12th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• In June, Florida’s private sector lost 21,000 net private payroll jobs, and over the past 12 months it added 128,100 private payroll jobs. In the prior month, Florida added 17,900 net private payroll jobs.

• In June, employment in Florida fell by 9,171, and over the past 12 months it fell by 12,926.

• Florida’s labor force participation rate fell to 57.8 percent in June from 57.9 percent and is tied for 47th in the nation. In the past 12 months, the labor force participation rate has fallen by 0.8 percentage points.

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Florida

Payroll employment

• Florida lost 20,000 net payroll jobs, or -0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Florida added 16,400 jobs. Florida nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 147,000 in June, or 0.1 percent. Florida is tied for 12th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

• Florida lost 21,000 private sector jobs, or -0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during June. In the prior month, Florida added 17,900 jobs. Florida private sector payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

• Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 74,000 jobs in June, or 0.1 percent. Florida is tied for 10th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

From May 2025 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+1,300) and State and Local Government (+800).
• The worst performing sectors were Leisure and Hospitality (-8,100) and Professional and Business Services (-6,100).

From June 2024 to June 2025:

• The best performing sectors were Private Education and Health Services (+49,200) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+27,200).
• The worst performing sectors were Federal Government (+200) and Manufacturing (+900).

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 fell to 57.8 percent in June from 57.9 percent in the prior month.

• Florida is tied for 47th in the nation.

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

• The national labor force participation rate fell by 0.1 percentage points to 62.3 percent in June.