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Counties in Florida by unemployment rate, August 2026

Taylor County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in August 2026, at 8.2%. Miami-Dade County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 5.1% and the figure for Florida was 4.5%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest8.2Taylor County
Lowest2.7Miami-Dade County
Median5.167 counties
Florida4.5History

Top 40 counties, August 2026

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Taylor CountyTaylor County: 8.2 %8.2Sumter CountySumter County: 7.9 %7.9Highlands CountyHighlands County: 6.8 %6.8Citrus CountyCitrus County: 6.7 %6.7Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 6.5 %6.5Union CountyUnion County: 6.4 %6.4Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 6.1 %6.1DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 6 %6Dixie CountyDixie County: 6 %6Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 5.9 %5.9Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 5.8 %5.8Glades CountyGlades County: 5.8 %5.8Hendry CountyHendry County: 5.7 %5.7Marion CountyMarion County: 5.7 %5.7Indian River CountyIndian River County: 5.6 %5.6Polk CountyPolk County: 5.6 %5.6Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.6 %5.6Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 5.6 %5.6Bradford CountyBradford County: 5.5 %5.5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5.5 %5.5Flagler CountyFlagler County: 5.5 %5.5Hardee CountyHardee County: 5.5 %5.5Alachua CountyAlachua County: 5.4 %5.4Hernando CountyHernando County: 5.4 %5.4Levy CountyLevy County: 5.4 %5.4Washington CountyWashington County: 5.4 %5.4Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 5.3 %5.3St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 5.3 %5.3Jackson CountyJackson County: 5.2 %5.2Lee CountyLee County: 5.2 %5.2Madison CountyMadison County: 5.2 %5.2Volusia CountyVolusia County: 5.2 %5.2Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 5.1 %5.1Liberty CountyLiberty County: 5.1 %5.1Baker CountyBaker County: 5 %5Collier CountyCollier County: 5 %5Escambia CountyEscambia County: 5 %5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 5 %5Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 5 %5Pasco CountyPasco County: 5 %5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2026 (%)Change on August 2025
1Taylor County Provisional8.2+0.6 pts
2Sumter County Provisional7.9+0.8 pts
3Highlands County Provisional6.8+0.5 pts
4Citrus County Provisional6.7+0.5 pts
5Hamilton County Provisional6.5+0.4 pts
6Union County Provisional6.4+0.7 pts
7Lafayette County Provisional6.1+0.5 pts
8DeSoto County Provisional6+0.6 pts
8Dixie County Provisional6+0.5 pts
10Charlotte County Provisional5.9+0.5 pts
11Gadsden County Provisional5.8+0.5 pts
11Glades County Provisional5.8+0.5 pts
13Hendry County Provisional5.7+0.4 pts
13Marion County Provisional5.7+0.4 pts
15Indian River County Provisional5.6+0.3 pts
15Polk County Provisional5.6+0.3 pts
15Putnam County Provisional5.6+0.4 pts
15Suwannee County Provisional5.6+0.3 pts
19Bradford County Provisional5.5+0.6 pts
19Columbia County Provisional5.5+0.5 pts
19Flagler County Provisional5.5+0.3 pts
19Hardee County Provisional5.5+0.2 pts
23Alachua County Provisional5.4+0.4 pts
23Hernando County Provisional5.4+0.4 pts
23Levy County Provisional5.4+0.3 pts
23Washington County Provisional5.4+0.1 pts
27Okeechobee County Provisional5.3+0.4 pts
27St. Lucie County Provisional5.3+0.3 pts
29Jackson County Provisional5.2+0.3 pts
29Lee County Provisional5.2+0.5 pts
29Madison County Provisional5.20 pts
29Volusia County Provisional5.2+0.3 pts
33Calhoun County Provisional5.1+0.3 pts
33Liberty County Provisional5.1+0.2 pts
35Baker County Provisional5+0.4 pts
35Collier County Provisional5+0.3 pts
35Escambia County Provisional5+0.5 pts
35Franklin County Provisional5+0.1 pts
35Gilchrist County Provisional5+0.4 pts
35Pasco County Provisional5+0.4 pts
35Sarasota County Provisional5+0.4 pts
42Duval County Provisional4.9+0.4 pts
42Lake County Provisional4.9+0.4 pts
42Leon County Provisional4.9+0.4 pts
42Manatee County Provisional4.9+0.4 pts
42Martin County Provisional4.9+0.3 pts
47Brevard County Provisional4.8+0.3 pts
47Holmes County Provisional4.8+0.4 pts
47Osceola County Provisional4.8+0.4 pts
47Santa Rosa County Provisional4.8+0.5 pts
51Clay County Provisional4.7+0.2 pts
51St. Johns County Provisional4.7+0.4 pts
53Hillsborough County Provisional4.6+0.3 pts
53Nassau County Provisional4.6+0.4 pts
53Palm Beach County Provisional4.6+0.3 pts
56Orange County Provisional4.5+0.4 pts
57Bay County Provisional4.4+0.2 pts
57Broward County Provisional4.4+0.4 pts
57Gulf County Provisional4.40 pts
57Jefferson County Provisional4.4+0.4 pts
57Okaloosa County Provisional4.4+0.4 pts
62Pinellas County Provisional4.3+0.3 pts
62Seminole County Provisional4.3+0.3 pts
62Walton County Provisional4.3+0.3 pts
65Wakulla County Provisional4.1+0.4 pts
66Monroe County Provisional3.3+0.3 pts
67Miami-Dade County Provisional2.7-0.3 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Taylor County, with 8.2% in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Miami-Dade County, with 2.7% in August 2026.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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