Counties in Florida by unemployment rate

Taylor County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in September 2025, at 7.9%. Miami-Dade County had the lowest, at 2.9%. The median was 4.7% and the figure for Florida was 4.2%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.9Taylor County
Median4.767 counties
Florida4.2History

Top 40 counties, September 2025

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Taylor CountyTaylor County: 7.9 %7.9Sumter CountySumter County: 7.5 %7.5Citrus CountyCitrus County: 6.3 %6.3Highlands CountyHighlands County: 6.1 %6.1Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 5.9 %5.9Glades CountyGlades County: 5.7 %5.7Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 5.6 %5.6Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 5.5 %5.5DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 5.4 %5.4Dixie CountyDixie County: 5.4 %5.4Indian River CountyIndian River County: 5.3 %5.3Marion CountyMarion County: 5.3 %5.3Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.3 %5.3Union CountyUnion County: 5.3 %5.3Flagler CountyFlagler County: 5.2 %5.2Madison CountyMadison County: 5.2 %5.2Polk CountyPolk County: 5.2 %5.2Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 5.2 %5.2Washington CountyWashington County: 5.2 %5.2Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 5.1 %5.1Hendry CountyHendry County: 5.1 %5.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 5 %5Bradford CountyBradford County: 4.9 %4.9Hardee CountyHardee County: 4.9 %4.9Hernando CountyHernando County: 4.9 %4.9Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 4.9 %4.9St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 4.9 %4.9Volusia CountyVolusia County: 4.9 %4.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 4.8 %4.8Columbia CountyColumbia County: 4.8 %4.8Lee CountyLee County: 4.8 %4.8Levy CountyLevy County: 4.8 %4.8Liberty CountyLiberty County: 4.8 %4.8Collier CountyCollier County: 4.7 %4.7Sarasota CountySarasota County: 4.7 %4.7Alachua CountyAlachua County: 4.6 %4.6Jackson CountyJackson County: 4.6 %4.6Manatee CountyManatee 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

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Taylor County7.9+1.7 pts
2Sumter County7.5+1.1 pts
3Citrus County6.3+1.1 pts
4Highlands County6.1+1 pts
5Hamilton County5.9+0.8 pts
6Glades County5.7+1 pts
7Lafayette County5.6+1.2 pts
8Charlotte County5.5+1 pts
9DeSoto County5.4+1.2 pts
9Dixie County5.4+1.1 pts
11Indian River County5.3+1 pts
11Marion County5.3+0.9 pts
11Putnam County5.3+1 pts
11Union County5.3+0.9 pts
15Flagler County5.2+1 pts
15Madison County5.2+1 pts
15Polk County5.2+0.8 pts
15Suwannee County5.2+1.2 pts
15Washington County5.2+1.1 pts
20Gadsden County5.1+0.7 pts
20Hendry County5.1+0.4 pts
22Franklin County5+0.9 pts
23Bradford County4.9+1 pts
23Hardee County4.9+0.4 pts
23Hernando County4.9+0.7 pts
23Okeechobee County4.9+0.8 pts
23St. Lucie County4.9+0.8 pts
23Volusia County4.9+0.9 pts
29Calhoun County4.8+1.1 pts
29Columbia County4.8+0.8 pts
29Lee County4.8+1 pts
29Levy County4.8+0.8 pts
29Liberty County4.8+0.9 pts
34Collier County4.7+0.9 pts
34Sarasota County4.7+0.9 pts
36Alachua County4.6+0.9 pts
36Jackson County4.6+0.7 pts
36Manatee County4.6+0.8 pts
36Martin County4.6+0.8 pts
36Pasco County4.6+0.8 pts
41Baker County4.5+1.2 pts
41Brevard County4.5+0.9 pts
41Escambia County4.5+0.9 pts
41Lake County4.5+0.8 pts
45Clay County4.4+1 pts
45Duval County4.4+0.8 pts
45Gilchrist County4.4+1 pts
45Gulf County4.4+0.9 pts
45Holmes County4.4+0.6 pts
50Osceola County4.3+0.7 pts
50Palm Beach County4.3+0.7 pts
50Santa Rosa County4.3+0.8 pts
53Hillsborough County4.2+0.7 pts
53Leon County4.2+0.9 pts
53Nassau County4.2+0.8 pts
53St. Johns County4.2+0.9 pts
57Bay County4.1+0.7 pts
57Okaloosa County4.1+0.9 pts
59Broward County4+0.7 pts
59Jefferson County4+0.8 pts
59Orange County4+0.6 pts
59Pinellas County4+0.7 pts
59Walton County4+1 pts
64Seminole County3.9+0.7 pts
65Wakulla County3.6+0.8 pts
66Monroe County3.2+0.8 pts
67Miami-Dade County2.9+0.4 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 7.9% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Miami-Dade County, with 2.9% in September 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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