# Employer firms in Florida

Employer firms in Florida was 455,648 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-state-12`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.
- Note: Excludes nonemployer businesses and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-10
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/florida
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/employer-firms/florida.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-state-12

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 455,648 |
| 2022 | 445,440 |
| 2021 | 432,492 |
| 2020 | 411,656 |
| 2019 | 407,354 |
| 2018 | 399,390 |
| 2017 | 392,432 |
| 2016 | 385,850 |
| 2015 | 376,405 |
| 2014 | 368,185 |
| 2013 | 362,091 |
| 2012 | 355,871 |
| 2011 | 347,020 |
| 2010 | 344,347 |
| 2009 | 347,180 |
| 2008 | 361,574 |
| 2007 | 373,532 |
| 2006 | 370,319 |
| 2005 | 355,534 |
| 2004 | 340,394 |
| 2003 | 323,475 |
| 2002 | 313,450 |
| 2001 | 308,143 |
| 2000 | 304,306 |
| 1999 | 303,571 |
| 1998 | 301,721 |
| 1997 | 297,634 |
| 1996 | 295,067 |
| 1995 | 291,189 |
| 1994 | 285,280 |
| 1993 | 278,626 |
| 1992 | 269,098 |
| 1991 | 265,272 |
| 1990 | 265,749 |
| 1989 | 258,849 |
| 1988 | 251,811 |
| 1987 | 242,559 |
| 1986 | 234,208 |
| 1985 | 224,674 |
| 1984 | 216,231 |
| 1983 | 203,807 |
| 1982 | 194,370 |
| 1981 | 191,886 |
| 1980 | 183,784 |
| 1979 | 175,106 |
| 1978 | 165,147 |