Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Miami fell 0.2 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Miami peaked in January 2010 at 11.2% and is now 7.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Miami unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Florida	3.5%	+0.1	-0.4
Miami	3.5%	-0.2	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Miami, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Miami, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Miami peaked in January 2010 at 309,577. There are now 196,915 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 98,562 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 14,100. Miami employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Miami, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Miami	112,662	-7,621	-21,332

Number of Unemployed Persons

Miami, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Miami Unemployment Rate	Miami Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.5%	112,662
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	3.7%	120,283
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.4%	109,038
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.2%	100,700
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	3.2%	99,120
September 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.1%	98,562
August 2018	3.8%	3.4%	3.5%	111,006
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.7%	117,540
June 2018	4.0%	3.6%	3.7%	118,262
May 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.8%	119,008
April 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.0%	127,175