# Counties in Florida by unemployment rate, August 2026

All 67 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2026-08, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate/florida-counties
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| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Taylor County | 8.2 |
| 2 | Sumter County | 7.9 |
| 3 | Highlands County | 6.8 |
| 4 | Citrus County | 6.7 |
| 5 | Hamilton County | 6.5 |
| 6 | Union County | 6.4 |
| 7 | Lafayette County | 6.1 |
| 8 | DeSoto County | 6 |
| 8 | Dixie County | 6 |
| 10 | Charlotte County | 5.9 |
| 11 | Gadsden County | 5.8 |
| 11 | Glades County | 5.8 |
| 13 | Hendry County | 5.7 |
| 13 | Marion County | 5.7 |
| 15 | Indian River County | 5.6 |
| 15 | Polk County | 5.6 |
| 15 | Putnam County | 5.6 |
| 15 | Suwannee County | 5.6 |
| 19 | Bradford County | 5.5 |
| 19 | Columbia County | 5.5 |
| 19 | Flagler County | 5.5 |
| 19 | Hardee County | 5.5 |
| 23 | Alachua County | 5.4 |
| 23 | Hernando County | 5.4 |
| 23 | Levy County | 5.4 |
| 23 | Washington County | 5.4 |
| 27 | Okeechobee County | 5.3 |
| 27 | St. Lucie County | 5.3 |
| 29 | Jackson County | 5.2 |
| 29 | Lee County | 5.2 |
| 29 | Madison County | 5.2 |
| 29 | Volusia County | 5.2 |
| 33 | Calhoun County | 5.1 |
| 33 | Liberty County | 5.1 |
| 35 | Baker County | 5 |
| 35 | Collier County | 5 |
| 35 | Escambia County | 5 |
| 35 | Franklin County | 5 |
| 35 | Gilchrist County | 5 |
| 35 | Pasco County | 5 |
| 35 | Sarasota County | 5 |
| 42 | Duval County | 4.9 |
| 42 | Lake County | 4.9 |
| 42 | Leon County | 4.9 |
| 42 | Manatee County | 4.9 |
| 42 | Martin County | 4.9 |
| 47 | Brevard County | 4.8 |
| 47 | Holmes County | 4.8 |
| 47 | Osceola County | 4.8 |
| 47 | Santa Rosa County | 4.8 |
| 51 | Clay County | 4.7 |
| 51 | St. Johns County | 4.7 |
| 53 | Hillsborough County | 4.6 |
| 53 | Nassau County | 4.6 |
| 53 | Palm Beach County | 4.6 |
| 56 | Orange County | 4.5 |
| 57 | Bay County | 4.4 |
| 57 | Broward County | 4.4 |
| 57 | Gulf County | 4.4 |
| 57 | Jefferson County | 4.4 |
| 57 | Okaloosa County | 4.4 |
| 62 | Pinellas County | 4.3 |
| 62 | Seminole County | 4.3 |
| 62 | Walton County | 4.3 |
| 65 | Wakulla County | 4.1 |
| 66 | Monroe County | 3.3 |
| 67 | Miami-Dade County | 2.7 |