Broward County August 2026 Unemployment Data

Broward County¹

• The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Broward region (Broward County) was 4.4 percent in August 2026. This rate was 0.4 percentage point greater than the region's year ago rate of 4.0 percent. The region's August 2026 unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage point lower than the state rate of 4.6 percent. The labor force was 1,071,312, down 4,193 (-0.4 percent) over the year. There were 47,386 unemployed residents in the region.
• In August 2026, nonagricultural employment in the Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise MD was 914,500, a decrease of 600 jobs (-0.1 percent) over the year.
• The industries gaining jobs over the year were Education and Health Services (+3,200 jobs); Government (+1,200 jobs); Construction (+500 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+500 jobs); and Manufacturing (+400 jobs).
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Palm Beach County¹

• The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Palm Beach County region (Palm Beach County) was 4.6 percent in August 2026. This rate was 0.3 percentage point greater than the region's year ago rate of 4.3 percent. The region's August 2026 unemployment rate was equal to the state rate of 4.6 percent. The labor force was 773,792, up 566 (+0.1 percent) over the year. There were 35,862 unemployed residents in the region.
• In August 2026, nonagricultural employment in the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach MD was 703,200, an increase of 4,800 jobs (+0.7 percent) over the year.
• The industries gaining jobs over the year were Education and Health Services (+2,200 jobs); Professional and Business Services (+1,800 jobs); Government (+1,200 jobs); Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+600 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+600 jobs); and Other Services (+200 jobs).
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Miami-Dade County¹

• The unemployment rate in the CareerSource South Florida region (Miami-Dade County) was 2.7 percent in August 2026. This rate was 0.3 percentage point lower than the region's year ago rate of 3.0 percent. The region's August 2026 unemployment rate was 1.9 percentage points lower than the state rate of 4.6 percent. The labor force was 1,446,920, up 22,398 (+1.6 percent) over the year. There were 38,626 unemployed residents in the region.
• In August 2026, nonagricultural employment in the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall MD was 1,349,400, an increase of 6,200 jobs (+0.5 percent) over the year.
• The industries gaining jobs over the year were Professional and Business Services (+5,300 jobs); Education and Health Services (+4,600 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+2,900 jobs); Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+300 jobs); and Other Services (+200 jobs).
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State of Florida Unemployment Data

• Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in August 2026, down 0.1 percentage point from 4.6 percent in July 2026, and up 0.5 percentage point from a year ago. There were 502,000 jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 11,115,000. The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in August.
• Florida’s seasonally adjusted total nonagricultural employment was 10,051,600 in August 2026, an increase of 21,800 jobs (+0.2 percent) over the month. The state gained 59,000 jobs over the year, an increase of 0.6 percent. Nationally, the number of jobs rose 0.4 percent over the year.
• Six of ten major industries experienced positive over-the-year job growth in August.
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• Click here for the Employment and Unemployment Data Release, August 2026, Florida Pocket Card document

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Note: All data are subject to revision.
¹ Data in this section is not seasonally adjusted.
Source: FloridaCommerce, Bureau of Workforce Statistics and Economic Research.