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25-1392-ATL
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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County Employment and Wages in Florida — First Quarter 2025

Employment rose in 20 of the 25 largest counties in Florida with published data from March 2024 to March 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that Pasco and St. Johns counties had the largest over-the-year increases in employment, with gains of 2.2 percent each. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Pinellas had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment (-1.4 percent).


Among the 27 largest counties in Florida, employment was highest in Miami-Dade (1,283,000) in March 2025. Together, the 27 largest counties accounted for 87.7 percent of total covered employment within the state. Nationwide, the 372 largest counties comprise 73.4 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 2024.)

Large county average weekly wages in the first quarter 2025

All 24 large Florida counties with published data reported average weekly wage gains over the year. (See chart 2.) Duval had the largest gain (+6.8 percent). Over-the-year wage gains among the other 23 Florida large counties ranged from 6.7 percent to 1.8 percent.


Weekly wages in 2 of the 27 largest counties in Florida were above the national average of $1,589. Average weekly wages ranged from $1,708 in Miami-Dade to $1,032 in Marion.

Smaller county average weekly wages in the first quarter of 2025

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 2024. (See table 2.) Wage levels in all 40 smaller counties were below the national average. Indian River reported the highest average weekly wage ($1,306). Holmes reported the lowest average weekly wage ($773) in the state.

Among all 67 Florida counties, 9 reported average weekly wages of less than $900, 21 registered wages from $900 to $1,024, 13 had wages from $1,025 to $1,149, 10 had wages from $1,150 to $1,274, and 14 had average weekly wages of $1,275 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)

Map 1. Average weekly wages by county in Florida, first quarter 2025

(U.S. average = $1,589)

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 news release for second quarter 2025 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).

County Changes for the 2025 County Employment and Wages News Releases

Counties with annual average employment of 75,000 or more in 2024 are included in this release and will be included in future 2025 releases. Four counties have been added to the nationwide publication tables: Pinal, AZ; Henry, GA; Wood, OH; and Comal, TX. One county has been dropped from the publication tables: Gregg, TX.

Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the 27 largest counties in Florida, first quarter 2025
Area Establishments,
first quarter
(thousands)
Employment Average weekly wage (1)
March 2025
(thousands)
Percent change,
March
2024–25 (2)
National ranking
by percent change (3)
First quarter
2025 ($)
National ranking
by level (3)
Percent change,
first quarter
2024–25 (2)
National ranking
by percent change (3)

United States (4)

12,249.3 154,523.8 0.4 -- 1,589 -- 4.1 --

Florida

886.5 9,958.4 0.9 -- 1,456 19 5.1 8

Alachua

8.3 141.7 1.9 24 1,302 208 3.1 199

Bay

6.9 83.2 (5) - 1,050 353 (5) -

Brevard

19.0 244.6 0.5 155 1,404 151 3.5 153

Broward

81.7 867.2 0.5 155 1,480 115 2.7 239

Collier

18.6 178.0 1.5 41 1,366 176 3.3 173

Duval

34.9 558.4 -0.3 261 1,549 91 6.8 14

Escambia

9.8 150.5 (5) - 1,247 253 (5) -

Hillsborough

58.0 799.4 0.9 93 1,569 86 2.8 228

Lake

11.0 118.8 0.3 175 1,034 358 5.2 49

Lee

29.3 309.3 1.0 82 1,217 271 1.8 302

Leon

11.1 165.3 1.5 41 1,228 263 6.7 15

Manatee

14.9 147.6 0.9 93 1,235 257 5.8 31

Marion

10.4 121.5 1.4 48 1,032 359 2.7 239

Martin

7.7 78.7 1.6 32 1,169 306 2.1 284

Miami-Dade

123.9 1,283.0 1.5 41 1,708 55 6.4 20

Okaloosa

7.6 89.1 -1.2 346 1,257 243 (5) -

Orange

55.8 948.7 0.1 209 1,392 158 5.1 53

Osceola

10.6 118.2 1.3 56 1,049 354 3.5 153

Palm Beach

71.0 676.5 1.1 76 1,664 65 6.3 23

Pasco

15.3 149.6 2.2 12 1,099 341 4.5 84

Pinellas

41.6 445.1 -1.4 353 1,377 168 6.0 27

Polk

17.5 265.2 0.7 127 1,111 334 3.3 173

St. Johns

11.2 100.9 2.2 12 1,231 261 2.8 228

St. Lucie

9.0 93.1 2.1 16 1,043 355 2.2 277

Sarasota

21.3 197.0 1.0 82 1,287 215 3.5 153

Seminole

18.2 213.8 -0.3 261 1,338 191 4.1 107

Volusia

16.9 191.3 -0.5 287 1,101 340 3.6 145

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.
(5) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.

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, first quarter 2025
Area Establishments Employment March 2025 Average weekly wage ($) (1)

United States (2)

12,249,320 154,523,785 1,589

Florida

886,539 9,958,446 1,456

Alachua

8,280 141,678 1,302

Baker

533 7,507 896

Bay

6,938 83,221 1,050

Bradford

556 6,483 928

Brevard

18,969 244,612 1,404

Broward

81,704 867,208 1,480

Calhoun

256 3,261 799

Charlotte

6,027 58,418 1,072

Citrus

3,701 35,713 933

Clay

5,473 58,015 1,277

Collier

18,604 178,018 1,366

Columbia

1,827 24,834 1,020

De Soto

777 10,202 952

Dixie

277 2,983 919

Duval

34,926 558,379 1,549

Escambia

9,792 150,480 1,247

Flagler

3,419 28,555 985

Franklin

422 3,535 833

Gadsden

899 16,152 934

Gilchrist

386 3,851 922

Glades

209 2,106 1,090

Gulf

544 4,441 980

Hamilton

253 3,207 1,194

Hardee

601 7,282 911

Hendry

1,092 12,998 992

Hernando

4,698 51,003 973

Highlands

2,628 29,244 956

Hillsborough

58,004 799,426 1,569

Holmes

416 3,657 773

Indian River

5,907 58,430 1,306

Jackson

1,064 14,622 931

Jefferson

397 3,104 892

Lafayette

153 1,440 870

Lake

10,980 118,752 1,034

Lee

29,283 309,288 1,217

Leon

11,090 165,323 1,228

Levy

1,140 9,804 898

Liberty

138 1,921 962

Madison

444 5,046 850

Manatee

14,864 147,638 1,235

Marion

10,444 121,533 1,032

Martin

7,674 78,655 1,169

Miami-Dade

123,931 1,283,001 1,708

Monroe

5,029 48,514 1,215

Nassau

3,005 27,831 1,126

Okaloosa

7,605 89,070 1,257

Okeechobee

1,107 12,553 929

Orange

55,830 948,677 1,392

Osceola

10,648 118,238 1,049

Palm Beach

71,046 676,491 1,664

Pasco

15,321 149,623 1,099

Pinellas

41,629 445,088 1,377

Polk

17,466 265,160 1,111

Putnam

1,611 17,234 1,039

St. Johns

11,220 100,936 1,231

St. Lucie

8,976 93,122 1,043

Santa Rosa

4,734 44,092 1,021

Sarasota

21,292 197,030 1,287

Seminole

18,204 213,782 1,338

Sumter

2,824 41,918 1,153

Suwannee

940 11,837 941

Taylor

488 5,499 910

Union

214 3,576 988

Volusia

16,873 191,323 1,101

Wakulla

643 6,710 926

Walton

4,243 34,650 1,091

Washington

560 6,427 895

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, first quarter 2025
State Establishments,
first quarter
(thousands)
Employment Average weekly wage (1)
March 2025
(thousands)
Percent change,
March
2024–25
First quarter
2025 ($)
National ranking
by level
Percent change,
first quarter
2024–25
National ranking
by percent change

United States (2)

12,249.3 154,523.8 0.4 1,589 -- 4.1 --

Alabama

163.3 2,102.3 0.3 1,245 39 3.8 23

Alaska

25.3 323.5 1.3 1,452 20 5.8 4

Arizona

226.1 3,259.3 0.3 1,431 21 3.8 23

Arkansas

107.6 1,304.4 0.7 1,236 40 5.6 6

California

1,945.4 18,066.2 0.1 1,905 6 4.2 13

Colorado

242.4 2,862.7 0.1 1,681 8 4.2 13

Connecticut

148.5 1,671.7 0.5 1,980 4 3.8 23

Delaware

45.4 474.3 0.8 1,535 15 3.4 30

District of Columbia

51.5 748.9 -1.4 2,606 1 7.2 1

Florida

886.5 9,958.4 0.9 1,456 19 5.1 8

Georgia

394.8 4,860.7 0.4 1,491 17 3.4 30

Hawaii

60.3 644.8 0.6 1,363 27 6.7 2

Idaho

102.7 848.2 1.2 1,178 48 4.2 13

Illinois

407.1 5,988.9 0.2 1,662 9 3.2 38

Indiana

194.8 3,161.4 0.3 1,323 30 4.2 13

Iowa

111.3 1,537.7 -0.5 1,253 36 3.2 38

Kansas

104.3 1,428.0 0.8 1,246 38 4.0 19

Kentucky

159.6 1,986.3 0.0 1,213 44 2.4 51

Louisiana

157.0 1,921.2 0.5 1,227 42 2.8 49

Maine

66.6 629.6 0.1 1,283 34 2.7 50

Maryland

197.7 2,739.0 -0.2 1,634 10 3.2 38

Massachusetts

289.8 3,575.8 -0.7 2,107 3 4.6 11

Michigan

307.3 4,337.3 -0.3 1,391 24 2.9 48

Minnesota

211.8 2,878.6 -0.1 1,570 14 3.7 27

Mississippi

91.3 1,160.4 -0.4 1,018 51 4.1 17

Missouri

252.4 2,886.9 0.1 1,310 31 3.2 38

Montana

67.1 505.8 0.6 1,189 46 5.6 6

Nebraska

78.6 1,008.4 -0.1 1,231 41 3.1 42

Nevada

106.1 1,541.2 0.2 1,359 29 4.1 17

New Hampshire

66.3 681.0 0.1 1,606 11 4.8 9

New Jersey

338.9 4,259.0 1.1 1,815 7 3.0 44

New Mexico

66.8 868.2 0.3 1,203 45 3.9 22

New York

716.1 9,757.0 1.4 2,213 2 6.2 3

North Carolina

373.2 4,888.5 0.2 1,467 18 4.8 9

North Dakota

36.4 422.8 0.6 1,302 33 3.3 34

Ohio

344.2 5,466.8 0.2 1,361 28 3.5 28

Oklahoma

130.9 1,700.2 0.5 1,186 47 3.0 44

Oregon

186.2 1,965.7 -0.8 1,420 23 3.3 34

Pennsylvania

394.5 6,003.5 0.6 1,500 16 3.5 28

Rhode Island

49.0 489.3 1.0 1,429 22 3.0 44

South Carolina

198.7 2,304.9 1.7 1,247 37 4.4 12

South Dakota

40.5 450.5 0.2 1,163 49 3.0 44

Tennessee

221.0 3,251.5 -0.4 1,364 26 4.0 19

Texas

847.6 14,015.9 1.2 1,587 13 3.1 42

Utah

138.1 1,720.5 1.1 1,365 25 4.0 19

Vermont

33.5 306.8 -0.4 1,280 35 3.8 23

Virginia

321.9 4,108.8 0.8 1,605 12 3.4 30

Washington

240.9 3,583.7 0.9 1,935 5 5.8 4

West Virginia

61.9 694.6 0.0 1,149 50 3.3 34

Wisconsin

208.9 2,898.4 -0.2 1,305 32 3.4 30

Wyoming

31.0 274.6 0.0 1,216 43 3.3 34

Puerto Rico

52.0 946.1 -0.7 699 (3) 3.2 (3)

Virgin Islands

2.9 33.8 -7.5 1,034 (3) 2.7 (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, September 16, 2025