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Economy at a Glance
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Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
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2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)1,693.1 (2)1,689.2 1,683.9 1,698.6 1,693.0 (p)1,697.4

Employment(1)

 (2)1,609.2 (2)1,612.5 1,598.4 1,615.6 1,616.5 (p)1,618.3

Unemployment(1)

 (2)83.9 (2)76.8 85.5 83.0 76.5 (p)79.1

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)5.0 (2)4.5 5.1 4.9 4.5 (p)4.7

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 1,558.2 1,561.6 1,543.5 1,553.6 1,554.7 (p)1,564.6

12-month % change

 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 -0.3 -0.3 (p)0.1

Construction(4)

 97.4 97.3 95.9 97.5 98.1 (p)99.3

12-month % change

 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.5 -0.1 (p)0.8

Manufacturing(4)

 73.3 73.4 73.1 73.9 73.2 (p)73.5

12-month % change

 -1.7 -1.9 -1.9 -0.4 -1.3 (p)-1.1

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 286.0 289.3 280.8 278.6 277.3 (p)278.3

12-month % change

 -0.6 0.0 -0.8 -1.2 -1.5 (p)-0.7

Information(4)

 29.6 29.8 30.0 29.6 29.2 (p)29.4

12-month % change

 -2.3 -2.3 -1.6 -3.6 -4.9 (p)-2.6

Financial Activities(4)

 143.8 144.2 142.2 143.1 142.1 (p)142.9

12-month % change

 1.1 1.2 -0.6 0.1 -0.5 (p)0.4

Professional and Business Services(4)

 281.1 279.8 277.0 280.9 284.5 (p)286.7

12-month % change

 -3.0 -2.6 -3.0 -1.7 0.2 (p)0.0

Education and Health Services(4)

 262.0 261.6 259.4 261.7 262.1 (p)263.8

12-month % change

 3.6 3.7 3.4 3.0 3.1 (p)2.9

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 166.6 167.4 167.7 169.5 170.3 (p)171.6

12-month % change

 0.8 0.5 1.1 0.0 -1.5 (p)-0.8

Other Services(4)

 55.1 55.2 54.9 54.8 54.4 (p)55.2

12-month % change

 0.2 0.0 0.0 -1.3 -2.0 (p)-1.6

Government(4)

 163.1 163.4 162.3 163.8 163.3 (p)163.7

12-month % change

 -1.5 -0.4 -1.1 -1.4 -1.5 (p)-0.7

Consumer Price Index: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

CPI-U, All items(5)

 308.706   310.244   311.681  

CPI-U, All items, 12-month % change(5)

   3.0   2.3   2.1  

CPI-W, All items(6)

 305.542   305.590   308.568  

CPI-W, All items, 12-month % change(6)

   3.3   2.5   2.4  

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(5) All Urban Consumers, base: 1987=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(6) Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, base: 1987=100, not seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: June 04, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: More data series, including additional geographic areas, are available through the "Databases & Tables" tab at the top of this page.

 

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