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Miami-Dade county employment up 1.1 percent over the year ended December 2024
June 10, 2025
Eight of the 10 most populous U.S. counties had over-the-year increases in employment in December 2024. In Miami-Dade, Florida, employment increased to 1,279,800, the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment, 1.1 percent. Education and health services was the county's second largest industry, with employment of 215,400, but had the largest employment increase, a gain of 3,808 (or +1.8 percent). Construction had the largest percentage employment gain in Miami-Dade (+3.9 percent).
Employment by industry in the 10 largest counties, December 2024
Industry
Los Angeles, CA
Cook, IL
New York, NY
Harris, TX
Maricopa, AZ
Dallas, TX
Orange, CA
San Diego, CA
King, WA
Miami-Dade, FL
Total
4,566,500
2,589,400
2,481,000
2,465,700
2,312,600
1,844,800
1,661,100
1,546,400
1,462,800
1,279,800
Natural resources and mining
6,100
1,200
200
63,200
7,600
7,000
2,000
8,900
2,300
9,400
Information
183,500
45,000
192,700
21,100
35,700
41,900
21,300
18,600
128,800
20,100
Other services
152,300
94,800
94,900
74,200
61,200
46,900
52,000
54,700
46,000
38,700
Construction
148,300
73,900
35,600
170,600
173,800
102,400
105,100
89,600
69,900
58,600
Manufacturing
304,900
177,200
16,200
179,000
141,200
127,000
152,400
111,100
92,500
46,300
Financial activities
204,800
204,800
407,600
126,900
189,100
164,900
102,600
69,700
69,500
86,900
Leisure and hospitality
534,700
275,400
288,300
252,800
253,200
166,900
233,100
200,500
137,200
154,000
Government
603,400
311,300
227,800
287,400
224,800
186,100
149,400
251,200
180,700
141,000
Education and health services
959,000
479,500
397,800
336,300
401,300
215,600
267,800
255,200
193,000
215,400
Trade, transportation, and utilities
821,500
478,500
219,300
512,700
465,100
386,900
263,900
227,600
232,400
319,200
Professional and business services
645,800
447,400
589,000
439,800
354,800
398,100
310,500
258,700
310,600
188,200
Employment in Maricopa, Arizona (in the Phoenix area), increased 1.0 percent over the year. Education and health services, second in size only to trade, transportation, and utilities, had the largest percentage gain in the county (+4.5 percent).
In New York, New York (Manhattan) and in Harris, Texas (part of the Houston area), employment grew by 0.8 percent. Leisure and hospitality (+2.7 percent) had the largest gain in New York. In Harris, construction (+2.2 percent) had the most growth.
United States Department of Labor
