Counties in Florida by unemployment rate

Taylor County had the highest unemployment rate of 67 counties in May 2026, at 8%. Miami-Dade County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 5% and the figure for Florida was 4.8%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median567 counties
Florida4.8History

Top 40 counties, May 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

Taylor CountyTaylor County: 8 %8Sumter CountySumter County: 7.5 %7.5Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 6.8 %6.8Citrus CountyCitrus County: 6.4 %6.4Highlands CountyHighlands County: 6.2 %6.2Union CountyUnion County: 6.2 %6.2Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 5.9 %5.9Dixie CountyDixie County: 5.7 %5.7Gadsden CountyGadsden County: 5.7 %5.7DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 5.5 %5.5Glades CountyGlades County: 5.5 %5.5Marion CountyMarion County: 5.5 %5.5Polk CountyPolk County: 5.5 %5.5Putnam CountyPutnam County: 5.5 %5.5Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 5.4 %5.4Hernando CountyHernando County: 5.4 %5.4Madison CountyMadison County: 5.4 %5.4Suwannee CountySuwannee County: 5.4 %5.4Washington CountyWashington County: 5.4 %5.4Alachua CountyAlachua County: 5.3 %5.3Columbia CountyColumbia County: 5.3 %5.3Flagler CountyFlagler County: 5.3 %5.3Indian River CountyIndian River County: 5.3 %5.3Levy CountyLevy County: 5.3 %5.3Liberty CountyLiberty County: 5.3 %5.3Bradford CountyBradford County: 5.2 %5.2Hardee CountyHardee County: 5.2 %5.2Hendry CountyHendry County: 5.1 %5.1Okeechobee CountyOkeechobee County: 5.1 %5.1St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 5.1 %5.1Volusia CountyVolusia County: 5.1 %5.1Gilchrist CountyGilchrist County: 5 %5Jackson CountyJackson County: 5 %5Pasco CountyPasco County: 5 %5Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 4.9 %4.9Escambia CountyEscambia County: 4.9 %4.9Lee CountyLee County: 4.9 %4.9Leon CountyLeon County: 4.9 %4.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.8 %4.8Lake CountyLake County: 4.8 %4.8
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesMay 2026 (%)Change on May 2025
1Taylor County8+1.6 pts
2Sumter County7.5+1.6 pts
3Hamilton County6.8+1.6 pts
4Citrus County6.4+1.3 pts
5Highlands County6.2+1.2 pts
5Union County6.2+1.3 pts
7Lafayette County5.9+1 pts
8Dixie County5.7+1.2 pts
8Gadsden County5.7+1.2 pts
10DeSoto County5.5+1.2 pts
10Glades County5.5+1.3 pts
10Marion County5.5+1.1 pts
10Polk County5.5+1.1 pts
10Putnam County5.5+1.2 pts
15Charlotte County5.4+1.1 pts
15Hernando County5.4+1.3 pts
15Madison County5.4+1 pts
15Suwannee County5.4+1.1 pts
15Washington County5.4+1.3 pts
20Alachua County5.3+1.1 pts
20Columbia County5.3+1 pts
20Flagler County5.3+1.1 pts
20Indian River County5.3+1.1 pts
20Levy County5.3+1.2 pts
20Liberty County5.3+1.3 pts
26Bradford County5.2+1.2 pts
26Hardee County5.2+1.1 pts
28Hendry County5.1+1.2 pts
28Okeechobee County5.1+1.1 pts
28St. Lucie County5.1+1 pts
28Volusia County5.1+1.1 pts
32Gilchrist County5+1.4 pts
32Jackson County5+0.9 pts
32Pasco County5+1.2 pts
35Calhoun County4.9+1.2 pts
35Escambia County4.9+1 pts
35Lee County4.9+1.1 pts
35Leon County4.9+1.1 pts
39Franklin County4.8+0.9 pts
39Lake County4.8+1 pts
39Sarasota County4.8+1.1 pts
42Baker County4.7+0.8 pts
42Brevard County4.7+0.9 pts
42Clay County4.7+1.1 pts
42Duval County4.7+1 pts
42Holmes County4.7+1.1 pts
42Manatee County4.7+1 pts
42Osceola County4.7+1 pts
49Hillsborough County4.6+1 pts
49Martin County4.6+0.9 pts
49Santa Rosa County4.6+1 pts
49St. Johns County4.6+1 pts
53Collier County4.5+1 pts
53Gulf County4.5+0.9 pts
55Bay County4.4+1 pts
55Broward County4.4+1.1 pts
55Nassau County4.4+0.9 pts
55Orange County4.4+0.9 pts
55Palm Beach County4.4+0.9 pts
60Jefferson County4.3+0.9 pts
60Okaloosa County4.3+1 pts
62Pinellas County4.2+0.9 pts
62Seminole County4.2+0.9 pts
64Wakulla County4.1+1.1 pts
64Walton County4.1+0.9 pts
66Monroe County3+0.6 pts
67Miami-Dade County2.60 pts

Other periods

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.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

Rank Counties in Florida by unemployment rate using official data, and cite the source.
rank_places {"indicator":"unemployment_rate","level":"province","within":"Florida","limit":10}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=unemployment_rate&level=province&within=Florida&limit=10

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Taylor County, with 8% in May 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Miami-Dade County, with 2.6% in May 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.

Unemployment rate: other rankings

Counties in Florida: more rankings