Counties in Florida by covered employment (QCEW)

Miami-Dade County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 67 counties in 2014, at 1,046,237 jobs. Lafayette County had the lowest, at 1,504 jobs. The median was 31,267 jobs and the figure for Florida was 7,755,371 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest1,046,237Miami-Dade County
Lowest1,504Lafayette County
Median31,26767 counties
Florida7,755,371History

Map of counties, 2014

Alachua County: 120,314 jobsBaker County: 6,793 jobsBay County: 74,006 jobsBradford County: 6,302 jobsBrevard County: 189,748 jobsBroward County: 740,103 jobsCalhoun County: 2,806 jobsCharlotte County: 43,257 jobsCitrus County: 31,267 jobsClay County: 46,359 jobsCollier County: 128,883 jobsColumbia County: 22,319 jobsDeSoto County: 8,146 jobsDixie County: 2,448 jobsDuval County: 456,264 jobsEscambia County: 124,053 jobsFlagler County: 20,389 jobsFranklin County: 3,374 jobsGadsden County: 12,722 jobsGilchrist County: 3,082 jobsGlades County: 1,528 jobsGulf County: 3,532 jobsHamilton County: 3,105 jobsHardee County: 7,348 jobsHendry County: 11,458 jobsHernando County: 38,118 jobsHighlands County: 26,439 jobsHillsborough County: 620,402 jobsHolmes County: 3,202 jobsIndian River County: 47,785 jobsJackson County: 13,989 jobsJefferson County: 2,496 jobsLafayette County: 1,504 jobsLake County: 85,667 jobsLee County: 226,047 jobsLeon County: 141,186 jobsLevy County: 8,168 jobsLiberty County: 1,973 jobsMadison County: 4,271 jobsManatee County: 109,945 jobsMarion County: 94,510 jobsMartin County: 59,158 jobsMiami-Dade County: 1,046,237 jobsMonroe County: 38,794 jobsNassau County: 19,760 jobsOkaloosa County: 77,835 jobsOkeechobee County: 10,543 jobsOrange County: 732,630 jobsOsceola County: 80,664 jobsPalm Beach County: 543,731 jobsPasco County: 104,021 jobsPinellas County: 396,809 jobsPolk County: 197,921 jobsPutnam County: 16,262 jobsSt. Johns County: 63,400 jobsSt. Lucie County: 68,542 jobsSanta Rosa County: 33,465 jobsSarasota County: 152,582 jobsSeminole County: 167,681 jobsSumter County: 25,252 jobsSuwannee County: 11,013 jobsTaylor County: 6,807 jobsUnion County: 3,451 jobsVolusia County: 155,707 jobsWakulla County: 5,152 jobsWalton County: 22,251 jobsWashington County: 5,555 jobs
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jobs, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Miami-Dade County: 1,046,237 jobsMiami-Dade County1,046,237Broward County: 740,103 jobsBroward County740,103Orange County: 732,630 jobsOrange County732,630Hillsborough County: 620,402 jobsHillsborough County620,402Palm Beach County: 543,731 jobsPalm Beach County543,731Duval County: 456,264 jobsDuval County456,264Pinellas County: 396,809 jobsPinellas County396,809Lee County: 226,047 jobsLee County226,047Polk County: 197,921 jobsPolk County197,921Brevard County: 189,748 jobsBrevard County189,748Seminole County: 167,681 jobsSeminole County167,681Volusia County: 155,707 jobsVolusia County155,707Sarasota County: 152,582 jobsSarasota County152,582Leon County: 141,186 jobsLeon County141,186Collier County: 128,883 jobsCollier County128,883Escambia County: 124,053 jobsEscambia County124,053Alachua County: 120,314 jobsAlachua County120,314Manatee County: 109,945 jobsManatee County109,945Pasco County: 104,021 jobsPasco County104,021Marion County: 94,510 jobsMarion County94,510Lake County: 85,667 jobsLake County85,667Osceola County: 80,664 jobsOsceola County80,664Okaloosa County: 77,835 jobsOkaloosa County77,835Bay County: 74,006 jobsBay County74,006St. Lucie County: 68,542 jobsSt. Lucie County68,542St. Johns County: 63,400 jobsSt. Johns County63,400Martin County: 59,158 jobsMartin County59,158Indian River County: 47,785 jobsIndian River County47,785Clay County: 46,359 jobsClay County46,359Charlotte County: 43,257 jobsCharlotte County43,257Monroe County: 38,794 jobsMonroe County38,794Hernando County: 38,118 jobsHernando County38,118Santa Rosa County: 33,465 jobsSanta Rosa County33,465Citrus County: 31,267 jobsCitrus County31,267Highlands County: 26,439 jobsHighlands County26,439Sumter County: 25,252 jobsSumter County25,252Columbia County: 22,319 jobsColumbia County22,319Walton County: 22,251 jobsWalton County22,251Flagler County: 20,389 jobsFlagler County20,389Nassau County: 19,760 jobsNassau County19,760Miami-Dade County: 1,046,237 jobsMiami-Dade County1,046,237Broward County: 740,103 jobsBroward County740,103Orange County: 732,630 jobsOrange County732,630Hillsborough County: 620,402 jobsHillsborough County620,402Palm Beach County: 543,731 jobsPalm Beach County543,731Duval County: 456,264 jobsDuval County456,264Pinellas County: 396,809 jobsPinellas County396,809Lee County: 226,047 jobsLee County226,047Polk County: 197,921 jobsPolk County197,921Brevard County: 189,748 jobsBrevard County189,748Seminole County: 167,681 jobsSeminole County167,681Volusia County: 155,707 jobsVolusia County155,707Sarasota County: 152,582 jobsSarasota County152,582Leon County: 141,186 jobsLeon County141,186Collier County: 128,883 jobsCollier County128,883Escambia County: 124,053 jobsEscambia County124,053Alachua County: 120,314 jobsAlachua County120,314Manatee County: 109,945 jobsManatee County109,945Pasco County: 104,021 jobsPasco County104,021Marion County: 94,510 jobsMarion County94,510Lake County: 85,667 jobsLake County85,667Osceola County: 80,664 jobsOsceola County80,664Okaloosa County: 77,835 jobsOkaloosa County77,835Bay County: 74,006 jobsBay County74,006St. Lucie County: 68,542 jobsSt. Lucie County68,542St. Johns County: 63,400 jobsSt. Johns County63,400Martin County: 59,158 jobsMartin County59,158Indian River County: 47,785 jobsIndian River County47,785Clay County: 46,359 jobsClay County46,359Charlotte County: 43,257 jobsCharlotte County43,257Monroe County: 38,794 jobsMonroe County38,794Hernando County: 38,118 jobsHernando County38,118Santa Rosa County: 33,465 jobsSanta Rosa County33,465Citrus County: 31,267 jobsCitrus County31,267Highlands County: 26,439 jobsHighlands County26,439Sumter County: 25,252 jobsSumter County25,252Columbia County: 22,319 jobsColumbia County22,319Walton County: 22,251 jobsWalton County22,251Flagler County: 20,389 jobsFlagler County20,389Nassau County: 19,760 jobsNassau County19,760
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
jobs
Change on 2013
1Miami-Dade County1,046,237+2.8%
2Broward County740,103+3%
3Orange County732,630+3.8%
4Hillsborough County620,402+2.8%
5Palm Beach County543,731+3.8%
6Duval County456,264+1.6%
7Pinellas County396,809+1.7%
8Lee County226,047+6.2%
9Polk County197,921+1.5%
10Brevard County189,748+1.2%
11Seminole County167,681+3.8%
12Volusia County155,707+2.3%
13Sarasota County152,582+6.2%
14Leon County141,186+2.4%
15Collier County128,883+4.9%
16Escambia County124,053+2%
17Alachua County120,314+2.1%
18Manatee County109,945+2.8%
19Pasco County104,021+4%
20Marion County94,510+3%
21Lake County85,667+3.4%
22Osceola County80,664+6.3%
23Okaloosa County77,835+1%
24Bay County74,006+3.1%
25St. Lucie County68,542+2.7%
26St. Johns County63,400+5.8%
27Martin County59,158+4.9%
28Indian River County47,785+2.6%
29Clay County46,359+2.3%
30Charlotte County43,257+1.9%
31Monroe County38,794+3.7%
32Hernando County38,118+2%
33Santa Rosa County33,465+2.1%
34Citrus County31,267+0.4%
35Highlands County26,439-0.9%
36Sumter County25,252+5%
37Columbia County22,319+3.7%
38Walton County22,251+2.4%
39Flagler County20,389+3.3%
40Nassau County19,760+4.8%
41Putnam County16,262-0%
42Jackson County13,989-0.6%
43Gadsden County12,722+0.2%
44Hendry County11,458-1%
45Suwannee County11,013+1.1%
46Okeechobee County10,543-0.2%
47Levy County8,168+2.1%
48DeSoto County8,146+2.8%
49Hardee County7,348-2.5%
50Taylor County6,807-1.2%
51Baker County6,793+1.4%
52Bradford County6,302-2.9%
53Washington County5,555-1.1%
54Wakulla County5,152+1.9%
55Madison County4,271+0.5%
56Gulf County3,532-1%
57Union County3,451-6.3%
58Franklin County3,374-0.3%
59Holmes County3,202+0.7%
60Hamilton County3,105-1.4%
61Gilchrist County3,082+4.5%
62Calhoun County2,806-1.1%
63Jefferson County2,496+1.6%
64Dixie County2,448-3.5%
65Liberty County1,973-4.5%
66Glades County1,528-4%
67Lafayette County1,504-5.4%

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Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Florida by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/florida-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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