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25-641-ATL
Tuesday, April 29, 2025

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Miami Area Employment — March 2025

Total nonfarm employment for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, metropolitan area increased by 31,500 over the year in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Victoria G. Lee noted that the local rate of job gain, 1.1 percent, compared to the 1.2-percent national increase. (See chart 1 and table 1.) (All data in this release are not seasonally adjusted; accordingly, over-the-year analysis is used throughout.)


Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, is made up of three metropolitan divisions—separately identifiable employment centers within the greater metropolitan area. Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL, accounted for 45 percent of the metropolitan area’s total nonfarm employment. Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL, accounted for 31 percent of the area’s employment and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL, accounted for 24 percent of area employment.

Industry employment

In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, trade, transportation, and utilities had the larger gain (+13,500) among the metropolitan area’s private-industry supersectors. (See chart 2.) Retail trade accounted for 4,900, or 36.3 percent, of the jobs gained within this supersector. The 2.1-percent increase in the metropolitan area’s trade, transportation, and utilities supersector compared to the 1.0-percent gain on a national level.


Education and health services added 13,300 jobs over the year in the metropolitan area. The metropolitan area had a 2.9-percent gain in the education and health services supersector, compared to the 3.4-percent increase for the nation.

Twelve largest metropolitan areas

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, was 1 of the nation’s 12 largest metropolitan statistical areas in March 2025. Three of twelve areas gained total nonfarm payroll employment over the year: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (+94,200), Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (+56,100), and Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (+31,500). (See table 2 and chart 3.)

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, had a 1.3-percent rate of job gain, followed by Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (+1.1 percent), and New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (+1.0 percent).

The Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment release for April 2025 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

Changes to Metropolitan Statistical Area Delineations and Benchmarking

With the release of January 2025 data on March 17, 2025, all nonfarm payroll employment estimates for states and areas have been adjusted to 2024 benchmark levels. Additionally, Current Employment Statistics (CES) metropolitan statistical area (MSA) estimates have been updated to reflect the revised delineations based on the 2020 Census, available in OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. As a result of this update, new MSAs have been added to publication, some existing MSAs have undergone name and/or compositional changes, and other pre-existing areas have been dropped from publication. More information about MSA definitions in the CES program is available online. Details of these changes were published in the annual CES State and Area benchmark article.


Technical Note

This release presents nonfarm payroll employment estimates from the CES program. More information about the CES data is available in the State Employment and Unemployment Summary and the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary. See the Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Technical Note for more information on definitions and methodology.

Reliability of the employment estimates. The estimates presented in this release are based on sample surveys, administrative data, and modeling and, thus, are subject to sampling and other types of errors. Changes in metropolitan area nonfarm payroll employment are cited in the analysis of this release only if they have been determined to be statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level. Documentation on the reliability of state and area estimates is available for metropolitan areas and metropolitan divisions.

Area definitions. The substate area data published in this news release reflect the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineations issued on July 21, 2023. The 12 metropolitan areas discussed in this release are the metropolitan areas with the largest population according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties.

  • The Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL Metropolitan Division includes Broward County.
  • The Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division includes Miami-Dade County.
  • The West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metropolitan Division includes Palm Beach County.

Additional information

State and area employment data from the CES program are available on the BLS website.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

Table 1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, Miami metropolitan area and its components, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
Area and IndustryMar
2024
Jan
2025
Feb
2025
Mar
2025(p)
Mar 2024 to
Mar 2025(p)
Net
change
Percent
change

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area

Total nonfarm

2,963.42,978.22,991.02,994.931.51.1

Mining and logging

0.90.90.90.90.00.0

Construction

155.7158.2160.1159.13.42.2

Manufacturing

101.6101.8102.5102.81.21.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

655.0671.4669.0668.513.52.1

Information

56.353.254.554.3-2.0-3.6

Financial activities

219.8219.1219.5220.30.50.2

Professional and business services

519.3510.6516.2515.4-3.9-0.8

Education and health services

460.5471.2472.7473.813.32.9

Leisure and hospitality

357.5351.1353.6355.6-1.9-0.5

Other services

117.7119.3119.2119.41.71.4

Government

319.1321.4322.8324.85.71.8

Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, FL Metropolitan Division

Total nonfarm

1,333.21,344.71,351.11,354.421.21.6

Mining and logging

0.60.60.60.60.00.0

Construction

58.060.261.661.13.15.3

Manufacturing

46.947.147.447.50.61.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

324.3334.5333.4333.49.12.8

Information

23.522.522.922.9-0.6-2.6

Financial activities

95.895.896.196.91.11.1

Professional and business services

212.1209.4212.7212.70.60.3

Education and health services

220.8224.9225.5226.25.42.4

Leisure and hospitality

156.6154.9155.6156.2-0.4-0.3

Other services

49.850.150.050.30.51.0

Government

144.8144.7145.3146.61.81.2

Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, FL Metropolitan Division

Total nonfarm

924.5931.2933.4932.98.40.9

Construction

53.654.053.853.5-0.1-0.2

Manufacturing

31.931.832.132.30.41.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

203.2207.9207.3207.03.81.9

Information

20.419.419.919.8-0.6-2.9

Financial activities

74.373.773.573.6-0.7-0.9

Professional and business services

173.6170.6171.8171.5-2.1-1.2

Education and health services

121.8124.5124.5124.22.42.0

Leisure and hospitality

100.2100.3101.3101.71.51.5

Other services

36.238.338.137.91.74.7

Government

109.2110.6111.0111.32.11.9

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL Metropolitan Division

Total nonfarm

705.7702.3706.5707.61.90.3

Construction

44.144.044.744.50.40.9

Manufacturing

22.822.923.023.00.20.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

127.5129.0128.3128.10.60.5

Information

12.411.311.711.6-0.8-6.5

Financial activities

49.749.649.949.80.10.2

Professional and business services

133.6130.6131.7131.2-2.4-1.8

Education and health services

117.9121.8122.7123.45.54.7

Leisure and hospitality

100.795.996.797.7-3.0-3.0

Other services

31.730.931.131.2-0.5-1.6

Government

65.166.166.566.91.82.8

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Table 2. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry supersector, United States and 12 largest metropolitan areas, not seasonally adjusted (numbers in thousands)
AreaMar
2024
Jan
2025
Feb
2025
Mar
2025(p)
Mar 2024 to
Mar 2025(p)
Net
change
Percent
change

United States(1)

Total nonfarm

156,612157,095157,950158,5061,8941.2

Mining and logging

630619619618-12-1.9

Construction

7,9397,9557,9898,0791401.8

Manufacturing

12,79012,67612,70912,710-80-0.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

28,61429,01528,88128,9112971.0

Information

2,9402,9052,9222,922-18-0.6

Financial activities

9,0949,1739,1859,188941.0

Professional and business services

22,39622,19322,33022,357-39-0.2

Education and health services

26,32526,85727,16027,2329073.4

Leisure and hospitality

16,36216,26316,35516,5722101.3

Other services

5,9055,9395,9585,996911.5

Government

23,61723,50023,84223,9213041.3

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Total nonfarm

3,091.73,084.83,099.43,110.719.00.6

Mining and logging

2.12.12.12.10.00.0

Construction

149.7144.7147.1148.9-0.8-0.5

Manufacturing

181.2177.5179.2180.3-0.9-0.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

659.3656.2653.2651.4-7.9-1.2

Information

109.3103.8105.2108.3-1.0-0.9

Financial activities

206.6208.7209.0209.22.61.3

Professional and business services

569.9562.7565.6565.0-4.9-0.9

Education and health services

437.6453.9458.0460.022.45.1

Leisure and hospitality

308.9303.8306.2309.10.20.1

Other services

107.7107.6108.7109.61.91.8

Government

359.4363.8365.1366.87.42.1

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Total nonfarm

2,739.12,714.42,719.42,731.4-7.7-0.3

Mining, logging, and construction

118.5116.2114.9115.0-3.5-3.0

Manufacturing

165.7161.9162.3162.3-3.4-2.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

387.7392.7386.6387.1-0.6-0.2

Information

77.575.575.476.0-1.5-1.9

Financial activities

177.7178.9178.6178.91.20.7

Professional and business services

516.4511.3511.1510.8-5.6-1.1

Education and health services

617.2611.1622.3625.58.31.3

Leisure and hospitality

259.0253.3248.3253.8-5.2-2.0

Other services

96.395.794.995.2-1.1-1.1

Government

323.1317.8325.0326.83.71.1

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN

Total nonfarm

4,666.04,646.14,659.24,682.216.20.3

Mining and logging

1.51.61.61.60.16.7

Construction

168.7162.3162.2167.3-1.4-0.8

Manufacturing

406.9401.2401.8406.0-0.9-0.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

937.0939.1935.9938.21.20.1

Information

76.076.175.875.5-0.5-0.7

Financial activities

311.2312.3312.1313.42.20.7

Professional and business services

805.4786.4790.6790.3-15.1-1.9

Education and health services

767.3777.7784.3782.715.42.0

Leisure and hospitality

452.1448.2447.9455.93.80.8

Other services

192.0194.7193.3194.32.31.2

Government

547.9546.5553.7557.09.11.7

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Total nonfarm

4,223.64,255.64,272.44,279.756.11.3

Mining, logging, and construction

251.1252.2253.4256.85.72.3

Manufacturing

310.7310.6309.9309.4-1.3-0.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

880.6894.1891.9891.510.91.2

Information

88.288.588.689.41.21.4

Financial activities

376.0384.5383.5382.26.21.6

Professional and business services

766.5769.7769.7765.6-0.9-0.1

Education and health services

506.5513.0517.9519.112.62.5

Leisure and hospitality

421.1418.1425.8429.98.82.1

Other services

138.4137.9138.3140.62.21.6

Government

484.5487.0493.4495.210.72.2

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Total nonfarm

3,423.13,437.43,453.73,459.436.31.1

Mining and logging

77.880.080.279.82.02.6

Construction

233.3230.2233.2234.51.20.5

Manufacturing

238.4239.4238.9239.61.20.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

690.3700.2699.9699.28.91.3

Information

30.329.629.329.1-1.2-4.0

Financial activities

180.7181.6181.2181.10.40.2

Professional and business services

561.0562.2560.8556.6-4.4-0.8

Education and health services

455.7462.2464.6466.310.62.3

Leisure and hospitality

362.0356.5361.2364.32.30.6

Other services

130.4134.8134.4136.35.94.5

Government

463.2460.7470.0472.69.42.0

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

Total nonfarm

6,275.36,229.26,261.96,259.0-16.3-0.3

Mining and logging

2.12.12.02.0-0.1-4.8

Construction

255.0244.7245.0241.1-13.9-5.5

Manufacturing

470.6452.0452.9450.6-20.0-4.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,070.21,074.71,067.31,059.7-10.5-1.0

Information

220.0203.3209.5207.4-12.6-5.7

Financial activities

313.9304.8303.8302.6-11.3-3.6

Professional and business services

972.1958.1963.1960.0-12.1-1.2

Education and health services

1,236.31,269.51,289.21,295.058.74.7

Leisure and hospitality

763.1747.1753.2755.0-8.1-1.1

Other services

213.4208.6209.3212.4-1.0-0.5

Government

758.6764.3766.6773.214.61.9

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

Total nonfarm

2,963.42,978.22,991.02,994.931.51.1

Mining and logging

0.90.90.90.90.00.0

Construction

155.7158.2160.1159.13.42.2

Manufacturing

101.6101.8102.5102.81.21.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

655.0671.4669.0668.513.52.1

Information

56.353.254.554.3-2.0-3.6

Financial activities

219.8219.1219.5220.30.50.2

Professional and business services

519.3510.6516.2515.4-3.9-0.8

Education and health services

460.5471.2472.7473.813.32.9

Leisure and hospitality

357.5351.1353.6355.6-1.9-0.5

Other services

117.7119.3119.2119.41.71.4

Government

319.1321.4322.8324.85.71.8

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Total nonfarm

9,866.99,875.09,913.59,961.194.21.0

Mining, logging, and construction

381.1365.2360.8370.2-10.9-2.9

Manufacturing

330.9328.8328.7330.0-0.9-0.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

1,590.81,601.71,590.71,587.3-3.5-0.2

Information

313.6303.1308.4308.6-5.0-1.6

Financial activities

813.4817.1814.6813.3-0.10.0

Professional and business services

1,600.81,584.21,587.61,596.8-4.0-0.2

Education and health services

2,266.42,320.12,352.32,368.5102.14.5

Leisure and hospitality

873.6861.3858.0867.8-5.8-0.7

Other services

394.9397.0398.1401.36.41.6

Government

1,301.41,296.51,314.31,317.315.91.2

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Total nonfarm

3,091.63,080.93,097.93,116.424.80.8

Mining, logging, and construction

121.3117.4116.6117.9-3.4-2.8

Manufacturing

178.8176.6177.3177.2-1.6-0.9

Trade, transportation, and utilities

540.3547.2542.8542.32.00.4

Information

53.351.550.651.0-2.3-4.3

Financial activities

226.2224.4223.9223.1-3.1-1.4

Professional and business services

496.8486.9490.9494.3-2.5-0.5

Education and health services

730.3739.8754.3758.728.43.9

Leisure and hospitality

270.6260.8259.3266.7-3.9-1.4

Other services

124.0127.5127.7129.45.44.4

Government

350.0348.8354.5355.85.81.7

Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

Total nonfarm

2,473.22,446.92,461.62,463.7-9.5-0.4

Mining and logging

3.63.83.83.90.38.3

Construction

183.9176.1177.8179.6-4.3-2.3

Manufacturing

150.6147.4148.3148.2-2.4-1.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities

471.5472.5469.6465.1-6.4-1.4

Information

41.039.138.838.5-2.5-6.1

Financial activities

210.0208.3210.2209.8-0.2-0.1

Professional and business services

396.8382.3386.3387.6-9.2-2.3

Education and health services

404.3415.7416.9419.114.83.7

Leisure and hospitality

270.9264.2266.8269.5-1.4-0.5

Other services

78.778.079.178.90.20.3

Government

261.9259.5264.0263.51.60.6

San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Total nonfarm

2,437.22,414.42,415.32,416.7-20.5-0.8

Mining and logging

0.40.40.40.40.00.0

Construction

118.3112.9113.1113.7-4.6-3.9

Manufacturing

143.3133.3133.2133.2-10.1-7.0

Trade, transportation, and utilities

342.6348.1345.0342.4-0.2-0.1

Information

137.8134.4133.0133.4-4.4-3.2

Financial activities

131.9128.9128.6128.1-3.8-2.9

Professional and business services

491.3483.7486.0482.7-8.6-1.8

Education and health services

411.2418.4423.9425.214.03.4

Leisure and hospitality

246.2241.0239.9241.3-4.9-2.0

Other services

87.185.885.586.5-0.6-0.7

Government

327.1327.5326.7329.82.70.8

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Total nonfarm

3,354.73,359.73,369.73,380.926.20.8

Mining, logging, and construction

162.8159.3164.3169.76.94.2

Manufacturing

56.756.856.956.80.10.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities

396.2401.5398.6398.32.10.5

Information

81.381.880.780.7-0.6-0.7

Financial activities

153.0154.2154.5154.01.00.7

Professional and business services

806.1802.5799.8801.9-4.2-0.5

Education and health services

476.0487.6492.1493.417.43.7

Leisure and hospitality

316.2304.9306.1313.0-3.2-1.0

Other services

184.6183.3184.5182.8-1.8-1.0

Government

721.8727.8732.2730.38.51.2

Footnotes
(1) U.S. data are preliminary for two months after they are first published.
(p) Preliminary

 

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025