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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Southeast > Florida > St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL

St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL Economy at a Glance:
St. Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo, FL
Data Series Back
Data		 Feb
2026		 Mar
2026		 Apr
2026		 May
2026		 June
2026		 July
2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 496.1 493.7 494.5 492.9 (p)495.8  

Employment(1)

 473.6 473.2 473.3 472.3 (p)474.4  

Unemployment(1)

 22.6 20.5 21.2 20.5 (p)21.3  

Unemployment Rate(2)

 4.5 4.2 4.3 4.2 (p)4.3  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 482.6 482.3 484.8 482.7 479.8 (p)478.3

12-month % change

 -0.2 -0.6 0.0 -0.2 0.1 (p)0.4

Construction(3)

 26.8 26.8 26.8 26.8 26.7 (p)26.8

12-month % change

 1.5 0.4 0.0 -1.1 -1.5 (p)-0.4

Manufacturing(3)

 34.9 34.7 34.8 34.9 35.3 (p)35.4

12-month % change

 -0.3 -0.9 -0.9 -0.6 0.3 (p)2.0

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 77.2 76.7 76.7 76.5 76.5 (p)76.5

12-month % change

 -1.7 -1.9 -1.8 -1.7 -0.9 (p)-0.9

Information(3)

 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.1 9.1 (p)9.1

12-month % change

 -4.2 -5.2 0.0 0.0 -1.1 (p)-1.1

Financial Activities(3)

 33.0 32.8 32.9 32.4 32.4 (p)32.4

12-month % change

 -2.4 -2.7 -1.8 -3.6 -3.6 (p)-3.9

Professional and Business Services(3)

 92.9 93.7 94.5 94.8 93.4 (p)93.3

12-month % change

 0.7 1.5 1.8 2.8 1.2 (p)1.6

Education and Health Services(3)

 81.2 81.1 81.6 80.2 81.3 (p)81.5

12-month % change

 1.5 1.6 2.6 1.3 3.7 (p)3.7

Leisure and Hospitality(3)

 60.5 60.8 61.3 60.9 60.0 (p)59.7

12-month % change

 2.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0.2 (p)0.7

Other Services(3)

 17.9 17.7 18.0 17.9 18.1 (p)18.1

12-month % change

 -1.1 -2.2 -1.1 -1.6 0.0 (p)-0.5

Government(3)

 49.0 48.9 49.0 49.2 47.0 (p)45.5

12-month % change

 -3.5 -3.6 -3.0 -2.6 -2.5 (p)-2.6

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary