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Employment rate in Florida

2000 – 2024 · 25 data points section.rank · Regions of United States section.updated Oct 21, 2026
economy · Florida United States

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 68.2% −3.1 pp section.change_since
Regions of United States · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since +0.4 pp
vs United States −2.1 pp United States: 70.3% · 2024
Employment rate, 2000 – 2024 percent · Florida · United States
+0.4 pp section.change_since
Florida United States

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

section.compare Employment rate · percent
Florida
68.2%
United States
70.3%

section.source: OECD Regional Database

The series at a glance Florida · 2000 – 2024
Latest value 68.2% · 2024
First value 73.3% · 2000
Highest 73.3% · 2000
Lowest 65.2% · 2010
Data points 25

By year

section.all_years · 2000 – 2024

YearFloridaChange United States
2024 68.2% −3.1 pp 70.3%
2023 71.3% +0.6 pp 70.9%
2022 70.7% +2.6 pp 70.0%
2021 68.1% +2.9 pp 67.7%
2020 65.2% −4.6 pp 67.1%
2019 69.8% +0.8 pp 70.1%
2018 69.0% ±0.0 pp 69.4%
2017 69.0% +1.8 pp 68.8%
2016 67.2% +0.5 pp 68.1%
2015 66.7% −1.1 pp 67.4%
2014 67.8% +2.6 pp 68.1%
2013 65.2% −1.4 pp 67.4%
2012 66.6% +1.1 pp 67.1%
2011 65.5% +0.3 pp 66.6%
2010 65.2% −1.1 pp 66.7%
2009 66.3% −4.4 pp 67.6%
2008 70.7% −2.0 pp 70.9%
2007 72.7% −0.3 pp 71.8%
2006 73.0% +0.8 pp 72.0%
2005 72.2% +0.9 pp 71.5%
2004 71.3% +0.7 pp 71.2%
2003 70.6% −0.5 pp 71.2%
2002 71.1% −1.3 pp 71.9%
2001 72.4% −0.9 pp 73.1%
2000 73.3% 74.2%

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of United States

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryEmployment rate
41 Alabama 64.8%
38 Alaska 66.2%
29 Arizona 68.0%
42 Arkansas 64.8%
46 California 63.3%
15 Colorado 71.8%
20 Connecticut 70.2%
21 Delaware 69.5%
12 District of Columbia 72.3%
39 Florida 65.2%
37 Georgia 66.2%
45 Hawaii 63.4%
14 Idaho 71.9%
31 Illinois 67.1%
22 Indiana 68.9%
5 Iowa 74.8%
6 Kansas 74.1%
43 Kentucky 63.9%
48 Louisiana 62.7%
16 Maine 71.6%
18 Maryland 71.0%
27 Massachusetts 68.3%
40 Michigan 65.0%
4 Minnesota 75.6%
51 Mississippi 60.2%
19 Missouri 70.3%
13 Montana 72.2%
1 Nebraska 77.7%
47 Nevada 62.9%
7 New Hampshire 74.1%
30 New Jersey 67.6%
50 New Mexico 62.2%
44 New York 63.6%
34 North Carolina 66.5%
2 North Dakota 76.5%
28 Ohio 68.2%
33 Oklahoma 66.8%
24 Oregon 68.7%
25 Pennsylvania 68.6%
26 Rhode Island 68.6%
35 South Carolina 66.4%
3 South Dakota 75.8%
32 Tennessee 66.9%
36 Texas 66.3%
8 Utah 73.2%
10 Vermont 72.7%
17 Virginia 71.0%
23 Washington 68.8%
49 West Virginia 62.4%
9 Wisconsin 73.2%
11 Wyoming 72.4%

section.source: OECD Regional Database, 2020

section.what

The share of working-age people who have a job.

section.how

Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.