Counties in Florida by unemployment rate

Taylor County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in December 2025, at 9.5%. Miami-Dade County had the lowest, at 2.4%. The median was 5% and the figure for Florida was 4.3%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest9.5Taylor County
Median567 counties
Florida4.3History

Top 40 counties, December 2025

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Taylor CountyTaylor County: 9.5 %9.5Sumter CountySumter County: 7.6 %7.6Citrus CountyCitrus County: 6.7 %6.7Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 6.5 %6.5Highlands CountyHighlands County: 6.2 %6.2Union CountyUnion County: 6.2 %6.2Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 6 %6Madison CountyMadison County: 5.9 %5.9DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 5.8 %5.8Dixie CountyDixie County: 5.8 %5.8Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.8 %5.8Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 5.6 %5.6Glades CountyGlades County: 5.6 %5.6Marion CountyMarion County: 5.6 %5.6Washington CountyWashington County: 5.6 %5.6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 5.5 %5.5Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 5.5 %5.5Polk CountyPolk County: 5.5 %5.5Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 5.5 %5.5Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5.4 %5.4Flagler CountyFlagler County: 5.4 %5.4Indian River CountyIndian River County: 5.4 %5.4Hardee CountyHardee County: 5.3 %5.3Levy CountyLevy County: 5.3 %5.3Alachua CountyAlachua County: 5.2 %5.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 5.2 %5.2Hernando CountyHernando County: 5.2 %5.2Jackson CountyJackson County: 5.2 %5.2Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 5.2 %5.2Volusia CountyVolusia County: 5.2 %5.2Hendry CountyHendry County: 5.1 %5.1Liberty CountyLiberty County: 5.1 %5.1St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 5.1 %5.1Bradford CountyBradford County: 5 %5Escambia CountyEscambia County: 5 %5Lee CountyLee County: 5 %5Gulf CountyGulf County: 4.9 %4.9Pasco CountyPasco County: 4.9 %4.9Bay CountyBay County: 4.8 %4.8Brevard CountyBrevard County: 4.8 %4.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Taylor County9.5+3.2 pts
2Sumter County7.6+2.2 pts
3Citrus County6.7+2 pts
4Hamilton County6.5+1.7 pts
5Highlands County6.2+1.5 pts
5Union County6.2+2 pts
7Lafayette County6+1.7 pts
8Madison County5.9+2.1 pts
9DeSoto County5.8+1.9 pts
9Dixie County5.8+1.5 pts
9Putnam County5.8+1.8 pts
12Charlotte County5.6+1.6 pts
12Glades County5.6+1.8 pts
12Marion County5.6+1.7 pts
12Washington County5.6+1.9 pts
16Calhoun County5.5+2.1 pts
16Gadsden County5.5+1.6 pts
16Polk County5.5+1.5 pts
16Suwannee County5.5+1.9 pts
20Columbia County5.4+1.4 pts
20Flagler County5.4+1.7 pts
20Indian River County5.4+1.7 pts
23Hardee County5.3+1.7 pts
23Levy County5.3+1.4 pts
25Alachua County5.2+1.7 pts
25Franklin County5.2+1.4 pts
25Hernando County5.2+1.4 pts
25Jackson County5.2+1.7 pts
25Okeechobee County5.2+1.6 pts
25Volusia County5.2+1.5 pts
31Hendry County5.1+1.5 pts
31Liberty County5.1+1.7 pts
31St. Lucie County5.1+1.4 pts
34Bradford County5+1.3 pts
34Escambia County5+1.6 pts
34Lee County5+1.7 pts
37Gulf County4.9+1.8 pts
37Pasco County4.9+1.4 pts
39Bay County4.8+1.5 pts
39Brevard County4.8+1.5 pts
39Lake County4.8+1.5 pts
39Leon County4.8+1.5 pts
39Santa Rosa County4.8+1.5 pts
39Sarasota County4.8+1.4 pts
45Baker County4.7+1.4 pts
45Clay County4.7+1.5 pts
45Duval County4.7+1.4 pts
45Gilchrist County4.7+1.6 pts
45Holmes County4.7+1.2 pts
45Manatee County4.7+1.3 pts
45Martin County4.7+1.4 pts
45Osceola County4.7+1.3 pts
53Collier County4.6+1.6 pts
54Hillsborough County4.5+1.3 pts
54Jefferson County4.5+1.5 pts
54Nassau County4.5+1.5 pts
54Okaloosa County4.5+1.4 pts
54Palm Beach County4.5+1.4 pts
54St. Johns County4.5+1.4 pts
60Orange County4.4+1.3 pts
61Broward County4.3+1.3 pts
61Walton County4.3+1.4 pts
63Pinellas County4.2+0.9 pts
63Seminole County4.2+1.3 pts
65Wakulla County4.1+1.4 pts
66Monroe County3.2+1.1 pts
67Miami-Dade County2.4-0.1 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 9.5% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Miami-Dade County, with 2.4% in December 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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