Broward County September 2025 Unemployment Data

Broward County¹

• The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Broward region (Broward County) was 4.0 percent in September 2025. This rate was 0.7 percentage point greater than the region's year ago rate of 3.3 percent. The region's September 2025 unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage point lower than the state rate of 4.2 percent. The labor force was 1,095,507, up 662 (+0.1 percent) over the year. There were 43,439 unemployed residents in the region.
• In September 2025, nonagricultural employment in the Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise MD was 931,300, an increase of 6,800 jobs (+0.7 percent) over the year.
• The Other Services (+3.8 percent); Leisure and Hospitality (+3.2 percent); Financial Activities (+1.8 percent); Government (+1.4 percent); and Professional and Business Services (+0.9 percent) industries grew faster in the metro area than statewide over the year
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Palm Beach County¹

• The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Palm Beach County region (Palm Beach County) was 4.3 percent in September 2025. This rate was 0.8 percentage point greater than the region's year ago rate of 3.5 percent. The region's September 2025 unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage point above the state rate of 4.2 percent. The labor force was 786,282, up 4,755 (+0.6 percent) over the year. There were 33,858 unemployed residents in the region.
• In September 2025, nonagricultural employment in the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach MD was 706,500, an increase of 8,600 jobs (+1.2 percent) over the year.
• The Education and Health Services (+6.5 percent); Government (+2.3 percent); and Leisure and Hospitality (+0.1 percent) industries grew faster in the metro area than statewide over the year.
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Miami-Dade County¹

• The unemployment rate in the CareerSource South Florida region (Miami-Dade County) was 3.0 percent in September 2025. This rate was 0.6 percentage point greater than the region's year ago rate of 2.4 percent. The region's September 2025 unemployment rate was 1.2 percentage points lower than the state rate of 4.2 percent. The labor force was 1,429,218, down 20,691 (-1.4 percent) over the year. There were 42,602 unemployed residents in the region.
• In September 2025, nonagricultural employment in the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall MD was 1,339,400, an increase of 6,500 jobs (+0.5 percent) over the year.
• The Mining, Logging, and Construction (+4.6 percent); Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+1.6 percent); and Financial Activities (+1.2 percent) industries grew faster in the metro area than statewide over the year.
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State of Florida Unemployment Data

• Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.9 percent in September 2025, up 0.1 percentage point from the August 2025 rate, and up 0.4 percentage point from a year ago. There were 433,000 jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 11,195,000. The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in September.
• Florida’s seasonally adjusted total nonagricultural employment was 10,046,100 in September 2025, an increase of 400 jobs (less than +0.1 percent) over the month. The state gained 66,800 jobs over the year, an increase of 0.7 percent. Nationally, the number of jobs rose 0.8 percent over the year.
• Six of ten major industries experienced positive over-the-year job growth in September.
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• Click here for the Employment and Unemployment Data Release, September 2025, 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.