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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

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County Employment and Wages in Florida — Fourth Quarter 2024

Employment rose in 21 of the 27 largest counties in Florida from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Bay County had the largest over-the-year increase in employment at 3.1 percent. (See chart 1 and table 1.)


Among the 27 largest counties in Florida, employment was highest in Miami-Dade (1,279,800) in December 2024. Together, the 27 largest counties accounted for 87.7 percent of total covered employment within the state. Nationwide, the 369 largest counties comprise 73.3 percent of total covered employment in the United States. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2023.)

Large county average weekly wages in the fourth quarter 2024

Among Florida’s 27 largest counties, 26 reported average weekly wage gains over the year. (See chart 2.) Pasco had the largest gain (+8.3 percent). Over-the-year wage gains among Florida’s other 25 large counties ranged from 7.2 percent to 2.9 percent. Leon reported the only loss (-0.3 percent).


Weekly wages in 3 of the 27 largest counties in Florida were above the national average of $1,507. Average weekly wages ranged from $1,590 in Palm Beach to $1,054 in St. Lucie.

Smaller county average weekly wages in the fourth quarter of 2024

Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 40 small counties in Florida, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2023. (See table 2.) Wage levels in all 40 smaller counties were below the national average. Hendry reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,261). Calhoun reported the lowest average weekly wage ($843) in the state.

Among all 67 Florida counties, 10 reported average weekly wages of less than $950, 17 registered wages from $950 to $1,049, 16 had wages from $1,050 to $1,149, 10 had wages from $1,150 to $1,249, and 14 had average weekly wages of $1,250 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)

Map 1. Average weekly wages by county in Florida, fourth quarter 2024

(U.S. average = $1,507)

Additional statistics and other information

QCEW data for states have been included in this release in table 3.

Nationwide coverage of the largest counties is published in the County Employment and Wages news release. Additional information about quarterly employment and wages data is available in the news release Technical Note and from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages 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.

The County Employment and Wages release for first quarter 2025 is scheduled to be released on Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

QCEW Moves to One Data Release Beginning with Fourth Quarter 2024 Publication

The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) is streamlining its release process. Beginning with the fourth quarter 2024 national release on June 4, QCEW will publish the national County Employment and Wages news release on the same date as the QCEW full data update. Revised news release dates are available online.

Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the 27 largest counties in Florida, fourth quarter 2024
Area Establishments,
fourth quarter
(thousands)
Employment Average weekly wage (1)
December 2024
(thousands)
Percent change,
December
2023–24 (2)
National ranking
by percent change (3)
Fourth quarter
2024 ($)
National ranking
by level (3)
Percent change,
fourth quarter
2023–24 (2)
National ranking
by percent change (3)

United States (4)

12,265.4 156,202.9 0.8 -- 1,507 -- 5.0 --

Florida

914.8 9,978.9 0.9 -- 1,405 20 5.7 13

Alachua

8.4 140.7 0.9 120 1,317 191 4.4 168

Bay

7.1 83.2 3.1 5 1,067 351 4.4 168

Brevard

19.4 243.7 0.0 257 1,327 186 4.7 140

Broward

84.3 874.2 -0.2 290 1,456 109 5.2 101

Collier

19.1 178.2 2.2 20 1,395 147 5.8 58

Duval

35.8 573.4 0.9 120 1,420 128 4.8 130

Escambia

10.0 146.1 -0.3 301 1,208 277 6.4 38

Hillsborough

60.2 801.5 0.3 221 1,513 85 6.6 31

Lake

11.2 119.3 0.9 120 1,087 343 7.2 21

Lee

29.9 304.0 0.6 177 1,242 253 5.1 105

Leon

11.4 166.0 2.4 14 1,261 232 -0.3 358

Manatee

15.1 146.7 0.9 120 1,215 272 3.9 215

Marion

10.5 121.2 0.9 120 1,057 355 5.0 113

Martin

7.8 77.7 0.9 120 1,202 283 4.8 130

Miami-Dade

127.6 1,279.8 1.1 91 1,584 65 6.0 50

Okaloosa

7.7 89.1 -0.2 290 1,210 276 5.1 105

Orange

57.9 961.0 0.8 144 1,381 158 6.6 31

Osceola

11.0 117.9 2.5 10 1,064 353 4.8 130

Palm Beach

73.5 680.0 0.6 177 1,590 64 5.3 89

Pasco

15.7 148.4 1.7 43 1,139 325 8.3 12

Pinellas

42.9 447.1 -1.8 360 1,456 109 5.7 64

Polk

17.9 265.8 0.5 193 1,115 335 5.0 113

St. Johns

11.4 101.0 2.4 14 1,193 293 2.9 305

St. Lucie

9.1 92.6 1.8 35 1,054 356 4.2 184

Sarasota

21.8 192.3 0.4 206 1,344 174 3.9 215

Seminole

18.5 215.2 0.4 206 1,308 195 4.9 121

Volusia

17.2 190.4 0.0 257 1,068 349 5.6 70

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Percent changes were computed from employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications.
(3) Ranking does not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all counties in Florida, fourth quarter 2024
Area Establishments Employment December 2024 Average weekly wage ($) (1)

United States (2)

12,265,395 156,202,874 1,507

Florida

914,847 9,978,915 1,405

Alachua

8,428 140,715 1,317

Baker

533 7,534 899

Bay

7,082 83,230 1,067

Bradford

574 6,362 978

Brevard

19,391 243,662 1,327

Broward

84,307 874,239 1,456

Calhoun

265 3,190 843

Charlotte

6,090 56,937 1,101

Citrus

3,766 35,006 1,016

Clay

5,593 58,544 1,087

Collier

19,069 178,179 1,395

Columbia

1,857 24,892 1,011

De Soto

750 9,841 990

Dixie

285 2,977 905

Duval

35,833 573,433 1,420

Escambia

9,973 146,058 1,208

Flagler

3,516 28,494 1,017

Franklin

433 3,357 928

Gadsden

924 16,253 997

Gilchrist

402 3,828 964

Glades

211 2,026 1,091

Gulf

550 4,552 1,057

Hamilton

252 3,233 1,123

Hardee

610 7,208 948

Hendry

1,077 12,521 1,261

Hernando

4,802 51,913 995

Highlands

2,683 28,865 951

Hillsborough

60,197 801,458 1,513

Holmes

418 3,666 856

Indian River

6,034 58,842 1,180

Jackson

1,078 14,905 949

Jefferson

394 3,088 1,089

Lafayette

157 1,423 959

Lake

11,174 119,303 1,087

Lee

29,863 304,031 1,242

Leon

11,375 165,958 1,261

Levy

1,163 8,982 901

Liberty

146 1,924 963

Madison

459 4,901 903

Manatee

15,136 146,691 1,215

Marion

10,506 121,215 1,057

Martin

7,782 77,733 1,202

Miami-Dade

127,643 1,279,808 1,584

Monroe

5,098 48,154 1,145

Nassau

3,044 27,928 1,195

Okaloosa

7,740 89,063 1,210

Okeechobee

1,094 12,354 980

Orange

57,889 960,999 1,381

Osceola

10,955 117,933 1,064

Palm Beach

73,538 680,011 1,590

Pasco

15,737 148,367 1,139

Pinellas

42,881 447,083 1,456

Polk

17,905 265,769 1,115

Putnam

1,618 17,493 1,017

St. Johns

11,436 100,980 1,193

St. Lucie

9,117 92,569 1,054

Santa Rosa

4,783 44,166 1,036

Sarasota

21,817 192,287 1,344

Seminole

18,539 215,235 1,308

Sumter

2,796 41,496 1,188

Suwannee

960 12,003 972

Taylor

512 5,612 983

Union

226 3,600 1,066

Volusia

17,201 190,434 1,068

Wakulla

648 6,729 970

Walton

4,264 34,148 1,186

Washington

560 6,309 911

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, fourth quarter 2024
State Establishments,
fourth quarter
(thousands)
Employment Average weekly wage (1)
December 2024
(thousands)
Percent change,
December
2023–24
Fourth quarter
2024 ($)
National ranking
by level
Percent change,
fourth quarter
2023–24
National ranking
by percent change

United States (2)

12,265.4 156,202.9 0.8 1,507 -- 5.0 --

Alabama

162.3 2,122.2 0.9 1,255 36 4.1 32

Alaska

25.3 317.4 1.7 1,430 16 4.2 30

Arizona

225.5 3,272.3 1.2 1,406 19 6.4 6

Arkansas

106.1 1,312.6 1.1 1,153 50 5.9 10

California

1,903.9 18,230.8 0.5 1,872 5 6.5 5

Colorado

236.6 2,911.3 -0.3 1,594 8 5.1 16

Connecticut

150.7 1,700.7 0.5 1,716 6 5.2 15

Delaware

45.2 480.6 1.5 1,437 15 4.5 24

District of Columbia

52.4 757.2 -0.5 2,495 1 4.7 21

Florida

914.8 9,978.9 0.9 1,405 20 5.7 13

Georgia

396.6 4,916.6 0.8 1,391 21 4.7 21

Hawaii

61.4 651.3 1.1 1,345 27 4.3 26

Idaho

103.9 859.1 0.5 1,232 39 8.3 3

Illinois

411.2 6,089.1 0.5 1,538 12 4.1 32

Indiana

194.6 3,201.9 0.4 1,222 44 4.4 25

Iowa

112.5 1,559.3 -0.6 1,237 38 3.2 50

Kansas

103.5 1,445.6 0.9 1,218 45 4.3 26

Kentucky

159.0 2,008.4 0.2 1,189 46 3.8 39

Louisiana

156.8 1,936.3 1.1 1,228 40 2.8 51

Maine

66.2 643.9 0.9 1,278 33 5.9 10

Maryland

197.0 2,779.9 1.6 1,570 10 4.2 30

Massachusetts

288.5 3,646.1 -0.4 1,890 3 4.7 21

Michigan

303.4 4,406.8 -0.1 1,370 23 4.1 32

Minnesota

215.1 2,945.4 1.1 1,452 14 3.7 42

Mississippi

90.9 1,174.3 0.2 1,023 51 4.1 32

Missouri

251.5 2,922.2 0.5 1,268 35 3.8 39

Montana

65.8 512.8 0.5 1,254 37 6.4 6

Nebraska

78.0 1,024.8 0.5 1,227 41 3.5 45

Nevada

108.1 1,561.5 0.4 1,350 25 6.1 9

New Hampshire

68.7 692.4 0.4 1,577 9 3.3 49

New Jersey

339.1 4,332.2 0.9 1,629 7 3.4 47

New Mexico

68.9 873.8 0.3 1,223 42 5.0 17

New York

711.5 9,777.3 1.5 1,881 4 5.4 14

North Carolina

384.0 4,941.9 0.5 1,358 24 5.8 12

North Dakota

36.9 431.1 0.9 1,315 30 3.8 39

Ohio

346.3 5,551.7 0.6 1,305 32 4.8 20

Oklahoma

129.7 1,713.2 0.8 1,168 48 4.1 32

Oregon

190.9 1,989.6 0.0 1,424 17 6.6 4

Pennsylvania

395.1 6,076.5 0.8 1,414 18 4.0 37

Rhode Island

48.9 500.8 1.6 1,348 26 3.5 45

South Carolina

195.3 2,310.1 1.4 1,223 42 6.2 8

South Dakota

40.6 459.7 0.9 1,181 47 3.9 38

Tennessee

232.2 3,320.3 0.9 1,372 22 5.0 17

Texas

846.0 14,129.7 1.5 1,488 13 4.3 26

Utah

142.6 1,735.8 1.3 1,333 29 3.7 42

Vermont

33.7 311.2 0.0 1,311 31 4.9 19

Virginia

320.9 4,142.6 1.2 1,546 11 4.3 26

Washington

241.5 3,612.0 0.8 1,897 2 8.7 2

West Virginia

62.7 701.4 0.2 1,159 49 3.4 47

Wisconsin

212.2 2,950.8 0.4 1,278 33 3.6 44

Wyoming

31.1 279.4 0.5 1,340 28 12.4 1

Puerto Rico

51.6 975.4 -0.2 718 (3) 4.5 (3)

Virgin Islands

3.0 33.1 -8.6 1,046 (3) 1.8 (3)

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(3) Data not included in the national ranking.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

 

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025