Broward County September 2024 Unemployment Data

Broward County¹

• The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Broward region (Broward County) was 3.4 percent in September 2024. This rate was 0.3 percentage point greater than the region's year ago rate of 3.1 percent. The region's September 2024 unemployment rate was equal to the state rate of 3.4 percent. The labor force was 1,097,440, up 685 (+0.1 percent) over the year. There were 36,834 unemployed residents in the region.
• In September 2024, nonagricultural employment in the Fort Lauderdale-Pompano BeachDeerfield Beach MD was 932,100, an increase of 21,100 jobs (+2.3 percent) over the year.
• The industries gaining jobs over the year were Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+4,700 jobs); Government (+4,600 jobs); Construction (+4,500 jobs); Other Services (+3,700 jobs); Education and Health Services (+3,100 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+1,800 jobs); and Professional and Business Services (+200 jobs).
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Palm Beach County¹

• The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Palm Beach County region (Palm Beach County) was 3.6 percent in September 2024. This rate was 0.3 percentage point greater than the region's year ago rate of 3.3 percent. The region's September 2024 unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage point above the state rate of 3.4 percent. The labor force was 782,410, down 1,662 (-0.2 percent) over the year. There were 28,090 unemployed residents in the region.
• In September 2024, nonagricultural employment in the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach MD was 700,200, an increase of 13,700 jobs (+2.0 percent) over the year.
• The industries gaining jobs over the year were Education and Health Services (+4,000 jobs); Construction (+2,900 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+2,600 jobs); Government (+2,600 jobs); Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+1,700 jobs); and Manufacturing (+100 jobs).
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Miami-Dade County¹

• The unemployment rate in the CareerSource South Florida region (Miami-Dade County) was 2.1 percent in September 2024. This rate was 0.3 percentage point greater than the region's year ago rate of 1.8 percent. The region's September 2024 unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the state rate of 3.4 percent. The labor force was 1,402,226, up 22,052 (+1.6 percent) over the year. There were 28,779 unemployed residents in the region.
• In September 2024, nonagricultural employment in the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall MD was 1,331,500, an increase of 28,200 jobs (+2.2 percent) over the year.
• The industries gaining jobs over the year were Education and Health Services (+7,500 jobs); Mining, Logging, and Construction (+6,400 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+6,300 jobs); Professional and Business Services (+5,300 jobs); Government (+2,400 jobs); and Other Services (+2,300 jobs).
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State of Florida Unemployment Data

• Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.3 percent in September 2024, unchanged from the August 2024 rate, and up 0.3 percentage point from a year ago. There were 368,000 jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 11,038,000. The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in September.
• Florida’s seasonally adjusted total nonagricultural employment was 9,997,100 in September 2024, an increase of 17,000 jobs (+0.2 percent) over the month. The state gained 204,700 jobs over the year, an increase of 2.1 percent. Nationally, the number of jobs rose 1.6 percent over the year.
• Seven of ten major industries experienced positive over-the-year job growth in September.
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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.