Counties in Florida by unemployment rate

Taylor County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in August 2025, at 7.6%. Monroe County had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for Florida was 4%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.6Taylor County
Median4.867 counties
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Top 40 counties, August 2025

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Taylor CountyTaylor County: 7.6 %7.6Sumter CountySumter County: 7.1 %7.1Highlands CountyHighlands County: 6.3 %6.3Citrus CountyCitrus County: 6.2 %6.2Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 6.1 %6.1Union CountyUnion County: 5.7 %5.7Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 5.6 %5.6Dixie CountyDixie County: 5.5 %5.5Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 5.4 %5.4DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 5.4 %5.4Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 5.3 %5.3Glades CountyGlades County: 5.3 %5.3Hardee CountyHardee County: 5.3 %5.3Hendry CountyHendry County: 5.3 %5.3Indian River CountyIndian River County: 5.3 %5.3Marion CountyMarion County: 5.3 %5.3Polk CountyPolk County: 5.3 %5.3Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 5.3 %5.3Washington CountyWashington County: 5.3 %5.3Flagler CountyFlagler County: 5.2 %5.2Madison CountyMadison County: 5.2 %5.2Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.2 %5.2Levy CountyLevy County: 5.1 %5.1Alachua CountyAlachua County: 5 %5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5 %5Hernando CountyHernando County: 5 %5St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 5 %5Bradford CountyBradford County: 4.9 %4.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.9 %4.9Jackson CountyJackson County: 4.9 %4.9Liberty CountyLiberty County: 4.9 %4.9Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 4.9 %4.9Volusia CountyVolusia County: 4.9 %4.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 4.8 %4.8Collier CountyCollier County: 4.7 %4.7Lee CountyLee County: 4.7 %4.7Baker CountyBaker County: 4.6 %4.6Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 4.6 %4.6Martin CountyMartin County: 4.6 %4.6Pasco CountyPasco County: 4.6 %4.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Taylor County7.6+0.9 pts
2Sumter County7.1+0.7 pts
3Highlands County6.3+0.9 pts
4Citrus County6.2+0.8 pts
5Hamilton County6.1+0.8 pts
6Union County5.7+0.2 pts
7Lafayette County5.6+1 pts
8Dixie County5.5+1.2 pts
9Charlotte County5.4+0.9 pts
9DeSoto County5.4+1 pts
11Gadsden County5.3+0.6 pts
11Glades County5.3+0.2 pts
11Hardee County5.3+0.2 pts
11Hendry County5.30 pts
11Indian River County5.3+0.7 pts
11Marion County5.3+0.5 pts
11Polk County5.3+0.4 pts
11Suwannee County5.3+1 pts
11Washington County5.3+0.7 pts
20Flagler County5.2+0.8 pts
20Madison County5.2+0.7 pts
20Putnam County5.2+0.6 pts
23Levy County5.1+0.8 pts
24Alachua County5+0.7 pts
24Columbia County5+0.6 pts
24Hernando County5+0.5 pts
24St. Lucie County5+0.5 pts
28Bradford County4.9+0.8 pts
28Franklin County4.9+0.8 pts
28Jackson County4.9+0.4 pts
28Liberty County4.9+0.5 pts
28Okeechobee County4.9+0.4 pts
28Volusia County4.9+0.6 pts
34Calhoun County4.8+0.9 pts
35Collier County4.7+0.7 pts
35Lee County4.7+0.7 pts
37Baker County4.6+0.9 pts
37Gilchrist County4.6+0.7 pts
37Martin County4.6+0.5 pts
37Pasco County4.6+0.5 pts
37Sarasota County4.6+0.6 pts
42Brevard County4.5+0.6 pts
42Clay County4.5+0.9 pts
42Duval County4.5+0.5 pts
42Escambia County4.5+0.6 pts
42Lake County4.5+0.6 pts
42Leon County4.5+0.6 pts
42Manatee County4.5+0.6 pts
49Gulf County4.4+0.8 pts
49Holmes County4.4+0.3 pts
49Osceola County4.4+0.4 pts
52Hillsborough County4.3+0.4 pts
52Palm Beach County4.3+0.4 pts
52Santa Rosa County4.3+0.5 pts
52St. Johns County4.3+0.7 pts
56Bay County4.2+0.6 pts
56Nassau County4.2+0.6 pts
58Orange County4.1+0.4 pts
59Broward County4+0.4 pts
59Jefferson County4+0.4 pts
59Okaloosa County4+0.6 pts
59Pinellas County4+0.5 pts
59Seminole County4+0.5 pts
59Walton County4+0.8 pts
65Wakulla County3.7+0.6 pts
66Miami-Dade County3+0.1 pts
66Monroe County3+0.5 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 7.6% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Monroe County, with 3% in August 2025.

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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