Broward County September 2026 Unemployment Data

Broward County¹

• The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Broward region (Broward County) was 4.1 percent in September 2026. This rate was 0.1 percentage point greater than the region's year ago rate of 4.0 percent. The region's September 2026 unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage point lower than the state rate of 4.2 percent. The labor force was 1,074,400, down 6,309 (- 0.6 percent) over the year. There were 44,170 unemployed residents in the region.
• In September 2026, nonagricultural employment in the Fort Lauderdale-Pompano BeachSunrise MD was 915,100, an increase of 300 jobs (>+0.1 percent) over the year.
• The industries gaining jobs over the year were Education and Health Services (+3,300 jobs); Government (+1,600 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+800 jobs); Manufacturing (+500 jobs); and Construction (+400 jobs).
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Palm Beach County¹

• The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Palm Beach County region (Palm Beach County) was 4.4 percent in September 2026. This rate was 0.1 percentage point greater than the region's year ago rate of 4.3 percent. The region's September 2026 unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage point above the state rate of 4.2 percent. The labor force was 775,577, down 909 (-0.1 percent) over the year. There were 33,753 unemployed residents in the region.
• In September 2026, nonagricultural employment in the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach MD was 702,700, an increase of 5,300 jobs (+0.8 percent) over the year.
• The industries gaining jobs over the year were Education and Health Services (+4,000 jobs); Government (+1,200 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+800 jobs); Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+700 jobs); Manufacturing (+100 jobs); and Other Services (+100 jobs).
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Miami-Dade County¹

• The unemployment rate in the CareerSource South Florida region (Miami-Dade County) was 1.9 percent in September 2026. This rate was 1.0 percentage point lower than the region's year ago rate of 2.9 percent. The region's September 2026 unemployment rate was 2.3 percentage points lower than the state rate of 4.2 percent. The labor force was 1,452,691, up 38,230 (+2.7 percent) over the year. There were 27,597 unemployed residents in the region.
• In September 2026, nonagricultural employment in the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall MD was 1,347,800, an increase of 7,400 jobs (+0.6 percent) over the year.
• The industries gaining jobs over the year were Professional and Business Services (+5,500 jobs); Education and Health Services (+4,800 jobs); Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+2,400 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (+1,100 jobs); and Manufacturing (+100 jobs).
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State of Florida Unemployment Data

• Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in September 2026, down 0.1 percentage point from 4.5 percent in August 2026, and up 0.2 percentage point from a year ago. There were 489,000 jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 11,114,000. The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2 percent in August.
• Florida’s seasonally adjusted total nonagricultural employment was 10,045,400 in September 2026, an increase of 5,300 jobs (+0.1 percent) over the month. The state gained 59,800 jobs over the year, an increase of 0.6 percent. Nationally, the number of jobs rose 0.3 percent over the year.
• Six of ten major industries experienced positive over-the-year job growth in September.
• Click here for additional details regarding September 2026 employment figures in Florida
• Click here for the Employment and Unemployment Data Release, September 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.