United States Employment Snapshot



Florida Employment Snapshot




Florida Payroll Employment


  • Florida added 18,100 net payroll jobs, or 0.2 percent, on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Florida added 15,200 jobs. Florida nonfarm payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, nonfarm payrolls rose by 228,000 in March, or 0.1 percent. Florida is tied for 5th in the nation for percentage gain in nonfarm payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • Florida added 16,100 private sector jobs, or 0.2 percent. on a seasonally adjusted basis during March. In the prior month, Florida added 14,800 jobs. Florida private sector payroll employment has increased in 10 of the past 12 months.

  • Nationally, private sector payroll jobs rose by 209,000 jobs in March, or 0.2 percent. Florida is tied for 9th in the nation for percentage gain in private sector payroll employment over the past 12 months.

  • The best performing sectors on a seasonally adjusted basis during March were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (5,800) and Education and Health Services (5,600).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the month were Leisure and Hospitality (-900) and Construction (-1,400).

  • The best performing sectors during the last 12 months were Education and Health Services (42,000) and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (24,600).

  • The poorest performing sectors during the last 12 months were Leisure and Hospitality (1,400) and Information (1,000).



Florida Labor Force


The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the civilian noninstitutionalized population age 16 and older who are employed or actively looking for work.