The local economy of Florida and its counties, metro areas and cities, from official US government data, plus daily local gas prices for the state, its counties and metro areas.
Unemployment rate
4.5%
+0.5 ptsvs a year ago
Counties: lowest Miami-Dade County 2.7%, highest Taylor County 8.2%.
August 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary
Average weekly pay
$1,518
+4.3%vs a year ago
9,962,755 jobs at 894,107 business locations.
Q1 2026, all jobs
New homes permitted
158,370
-12.8%this year vs last year
Most in Miami-Dade County 11,258, Lee County 11,252.
Homes in the last 12 months, to August 2026
People moving in
+113,945
+6.8 per 1,000residents
623,517 moved in and 509,572 moved out. Most newcomers came from New York.
Net people, 2022 to 2023, the newest year published
Florida gas price
$4.11
+$1.16vs a year ago
Counties: lowest Escambia County $3.99, highest Monroe County $4.34. Counties and metro areas
Regular, per gallon, Florida, October 10, 2026
Newest data: -. Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month a year earlier. Click a row for the history of that area.
The state, its counties and metro areas, updated daily. A separate series from the weekly survey prices above.
Business locations, employees and payroll by industry, 2023. Click an industry for its US report.
Business locations
646K
+1.9%vs 2022
2023, places with paid employees
Employees
9.99M
+3.7%vs 2022
Largest sector: Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (23.8%).
2023, mid-March
Annual payroll
$599.4B
Wages and salaries paid during the year.
2023, all industries
Average pay
$60,013
Highest sector: Utilities $124,460.
Per employee per year
Share of Florida's employees, 2023
| Industry | Employees | Average pay |
|---|---|---|
| Employment Services | 1,918,405 | $61,952 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 798,469 | $25,217 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 337,870 | $77,027 |
| Grocery Stores | 239,253 | $28,105 |
| Offices of Physicians | 238,618 | $97,610 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | 178,152 | $36,580 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 177,369 | $102,256 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 173,114 | $62,186 |
| Traveler Accommodation | 170,878 | $43,430 |
| General Merchandise Stores, including Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters | 154,997 | $31,434 |
| Depository Credit Intermediation | 128,685 | $91,824 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | 123,346 | $82,674 |
Most values are changed slightly to protect the privacy of single businesses; a few are withheld and shown as a range. Counties and metro areas have the same numbers in the area card above (Industries).
Offered pay in certified work-visa filings, fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025). Click a company for its jobs and salaries.
In fiscal year 2025, employers offered a median of $101,500 a year in 17,588 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Florida, up 4.8% from 2024 (US: $120,000). The largest job group was Software Developers. Fiscal year 2026 so far covers filings decided through Jun 30, 2026.
Median offered pay
$101,500
+4.8%vs 2024
Middle half: $80,000 to $135,350.
H-1B, fiscal year 2025
H-1B filings
17,588
+10.9%vs 2024
21,818 positions asked for.
Certified, full-time, fiscal year 2025
Top job group
$117,000
Software Developers, 5,107 filings.
Median offered pay of the largest job group
Green card jobs
$60,382
+6.7%vs 2024
6,349 PERM filings.
PERM median, fiscal year 2025
Median and middle half of the offers in Florida, next to the US median. Hover a year for the numbers.
| Job group | Filings | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 5,107 | $117,000 |
| Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians | 1,540 | $99,237 |
| Data Scientists | 827 | $97,500 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 727 | $97,800 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 507 | $168,000 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 504 | $104,146 |
| Computer Programmers | 420 | $80,038 |
| Civil Engineers | 401 | $83,200 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 329 | $100,000 |
| Accountants and Auditors | 311 | $85,000 |
| Employer | Filings | Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Deloitte Consulting LLP | 574 | 29 |
| Citibank, N.A. C | 352 | 5 |
| Tata Consultancy Services Limited TCS.NS | 335 | 26 |
| Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp. CTSH | 329 | 50 |
| University of Florida | 307 | 18 |
| LTIMINDTREE Limited LTIM.NS | 269 | 22 |
| Ernst & Young U.S. LLP | 260 | 40 |
| Infosys Limited INFY | 189 | 18 |
| University of Miami | 183 | 11 |
| Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc. | 156 | 13 |
| City | Filings | Median pay | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa | 3,197 | $103,000 | $82,597 to $136,200 |
| Miami | 2,054 | $104,894 | $80,000 to $150,000 |
| Jacksonville | 1,567 | $101,500 | $82,986 to $129,147 |
| Orlando | 1,247 | $100,360 | $78,857 to $130,000 |
| Lake Mary | 649 | $117,021 | $94,931 to $138,000 |
| Tallahassee | 517 | $90,000 | $75,712 to $109,450 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 362 | $101,109 | $77,002 to $140,150 |
| Gainesville | 349 | $97,136 | $74,765 to $147,230 |
| Boca Raton | 335 | $97,000 | $76,544 to $124,088 |
| St. Petersburg | 322 | $115,022 | $85,280 to $139,798 |
Yearly pay that employers offered in certified work-visa filings (H-1B, E-3 and PERM green card), from official public data. Pay is the lower end of the offered pay range, for full-time positions only. These are offered pay figures for positions in work-visa filings, not the pay of all employees. A filing is an offer for a position, not a hire, and one person can appear in several filings. Fiscal years run from October to September. Groups with fewer than 3 filings show counts only. Employers are ranked by filings in the cities of Florida added up.
Declared disasters and flood insurance claims: what happened, from official public data.
Florida has had 189 declared disasters and emergencies since 1953, 110 of them since 2000, most often Fire. Flood insurance has paid $19.4 billion on 448,618 claims since 1978; the biggest year was 2024 ($7.9 billion).
Declared disasters
110
43 major disasters. Most often Fire (69 since 1953).
Since 2000, all types; 189 since 1953
Flood claims paid
$15.5B
199,277 claims. Biggest year 2024 ($7.9B).
2016 to 2025, flood insurance
Policies in force
1,783,410
Average premium $872 a year.
2025, flood insurance policies
Most-declared county
39
Collier County, latest Oct 11, 2024.
Declarations since 2000
Declarations for Florida, 1953 to today
Claims paid in Florida by the year of the flood, US dollars
Declarations since 1953
Declarations naming the county since 2000; statewide ones not counted
All years since 1978; policies are a yearly average. Top 15 of 67.
| # | County | Claims | Paid | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee County | 48,496 | $4.0B | 133,754 |
| 2 | Pinellas County | 51,779 | $3.8B | 131,565 |
| 3 | Hillsborough County | 18,556 | $1.2B | 65,572 |
| 4 | Collier County | 14,773 | $1.1B | 96,608 |
| 5 | Sarasota County | 14,415 | $856.8M | 62,332 |
| 6 | Miami-Dade County | 62,029 | $855.8M | 358,579 |
| 7 | Escambia County | 16,499 | $731.9M | 18,907 |
| 8 | Monroe County | 27,430 | $714.1M | 31,074 |
| 9 | Pasco County | 14,544 | $692.9M | 26,053 |
| 10 | Manatee County | 11,389 | $650.8M | 37,169 |
| 11 | Volusia County | 12,577 | $582.2M | 47,421 |
| 12 | Santa Rosa County | 10,439 | $527.5M | 13,161 |
| 13 | Charlotte County | 11,697 | $475.7M | 37,561 |
| 14 | Broward County | 35,049 | $457.9M | 260,020 |
| 15 | Citrus County | 7,076 | $384.9M | 6,077 |
A declaration opens federal help after a disaster; it can name counties or the whole state. Flood insurance numbers count insured losses only (most homes have no flood insurance) and are not adjusted for inflation; the current year is data so far. For the flood-zone risk of a place, open the area on the real estate map.
Environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports of facilities in Florida, from official public data.
Official public data lists 24,789 facilities in Florida with records since 2010, 24,673 of them with environmental compliance records. In 2022 to 2026, the largest penalties were at Wekiva Hunt Club Wwtf/Wtp in Longwood ($1,228,856). 262 large facilities reported 109.2 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2023, down 3.3% from 2022.
Facilities with records
24,789
24,673 with environmental records.
Since 2010
Largest penalties
$1.23M
Wekiva Hunt Club Wwtf/Wtp, Longwood.
One facility, 2022 to 2026
Greenhouse gases
109.2M t
-3.3%vs 2022
262 reporting facilities.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
Largest emitter
8.39M t
Pmi Ash Technologies, LLC., Crystal River.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
| Facility | Penalties | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| Wekiva Hunt Club Wwtf/Wtp Longwood | $1,228,856 | 58 |
| Marshall St. Advanced Pollution Control Facility Clearwater | $864,774 | 90 |
| Sanford, City of - North Wwtf Sanford | $844,872 | 116 |
| East Advanced Pollution Control Facility Clearwater | $836,522 | 36 |
| Clearwater, City of - Northeast Wrf Clearwater | $836,522 | 41 |
| Pensacola Mill Cantonment | $587,300 | 0 |
| Abf Freight INC Jacksonville | $535,000 | 0 |
| Abf Freight Miami | $535,000 | 2 |
| Abf Freight System INC Fort Myers | $535,000 | 0 |
| Abf Freight Ocala | $535,000 | 0 |
| Facility | Metric tons CO2e |
|---|---|
| Pmi Ash Technologies, LLC. Crystal River | 8,392,686 |
| Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant Loxahatchee | 7,147,924 |
| Seminole (136) Palatka | 5,902,850 |
| Hines Energy Complex Bartow | 4,241,787 |
| Fort Myers Fort Myers | 4,127,201 |
| Curtis H. Stanton Energy Center Orlando | 3,921,348 |
| Fpl - Okeechobee Clean Energy Center Okeechobee | 3,813,084 |
| Fpl Martin Power Plant Indiantown | 3,286,219 |
| Sanford Debary | 3,027,146 |
| Big Bend Power Plant Apollo Beach | 3,002,504 |
Large facilities in Florida, metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Hover a year for the number.
Their facilities in Florida, 2022 to 2026. Click a company for its Risk & Compliance tab.
| Company | Facilities | Penalties | CO2e (t) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArcBest Corporation ARCB | 8 | $3.21M | - |
| International Paper Company IP | 7 | $587K | 254K |
| Duke Energy Corporation DUK | 19 | $28K | 18.3M |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev Sa/nv BUD | 1 | $25K | 52K |
| The Mosaic Company MOS | 7 | $21K | 628K |
| REV Group, Inc. REVG | 2 | $19K | - |
| Waste Management, Inc. WM | 33 | $10K | 593K |
| NextEra Energy, Inc. NEE | 48 | $7,750 | 40.4M |
Official public data on environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports, summarized by facility and year since 2010. A record does not mean a site is unsafe today; penalties and violations vary a lot by industry and size. Penalties are the amounts assessed (after settlements), not amounts paid. Recent years can still change.
Cost, students and graduate earnings of the colleges in the state, from official public data.
The newest unemployment rate, pay, new home permits, moves and gas price for Florida, updated as new official numbers come out.
Unemployment for Florida is seasonally adjusted; for its counties, metro areas and cities it is not, so compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Pay covers all jobs that pay into unemployment insurance. Building permits count homes approved to be built, not homes sold. Moves count households by where they filed their tax returns in two years in a row. Daily gas prices are average pump prices for Florida, its counties and metro areas on the day shown. The weekly gas prices in the explorer come from a separate weekly survey that publishes a price for only some states, so a state without one shows the price of its region there; the two series are never combined.
The unemployment rate in Florida was 4.5% in August 2026 (seasonally adjusted, preliminary), compared with 4.0% a year earlier. 10,612,619 people were employed out of a labor force of 11,115,030. Among its counties, Miami-Dade County had the lowest rate (2.7%) and Taylor County the highest (8.2%, not seasonally adjusted).
Average weekly pay in Florida was $1,518 in Q1 2026, up 4.3% from a year earlier, across 9,962,755 jobs at 894,107 business locations.
Building permits were issued for 13,980 new homes in Florida in August 2026 (9,697 single-family and 3,973 in buildings with 5 or more units). From January to August the total was 106,945, down 12.8% from the same months last year, and 158,370 in the last 12 months. The most homes were permitted in Miami-Dade County (11,258), Lee County (11,252), Manatee County (10,711) over the last 12 months.
Yes. From 2022 to 2023, 623,517 people moved to Florida and 509,572 moved away, a net gain of 113,945 (+6.8 per 1,000 residents). Most newcomers came from New York, Georgia, California, and most people who left went to Georgia, Texas, New York.
Regular gasoline in Florida averaged $4.11 per gallon on October 10, 2026, up $1.16 from a year earlier. Diesel averaged $5.89. Among its counties, Escambia County had the lowest regular price ($3.99) and Monroe County the highest ($4.34). In the weekly survey, Florida averaged $3.97 in the week of October 5, 2026.
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (2,373,309 employees), Health Care and Social Assistance (1,286,330 employees), Retail Trade (1,146,619 employees) were the largest sectors in Florida in 2023. In all, 645,575 business locations employed 9,988,508 people at an average pay of $60,013 a year.
$101,500 a year was the median pay offered in 17,588 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Florida in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), up 4.8% from 2024. The middle half of the offers ranged from $80,000 to $135,350. The US median was $120,000. These are offered pay figures in work-visa filings, not the pay of all workers.
Deloitte Consulting LLP (574), Citibank, N.A. (352), Tata Consultancy Services Limited (335), Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp. (329), University of Florida (307) had the most certified H-1B filings for jobs in Florida in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
Software Developers (5,107 filings, median $117,000), Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians (1,540 filings, median $99,237), Data Scientists (827 filings, median $97,500) were the largest job groups in certified H-1B filings in Florida in fiscal year 2025.
$117,021 was the median offered pay in Lake Mary, the highest among the Florida cities with the most H-1B filings in fiscal year 2025 (649 filings).
$60,382 a year was the median pay offered in 6,349 certified PERM green card filings for jobs in Florida in fiscal year 2025.
189 disasters and emergencies have been declared for Florida since 1953, 110 of them since 2000 (43 major disasters). The most common type is Fire (69 declarations).
Collier County, with 39 declarations since 2000, followed by Dixie County (37) and Levy County (36). Statewide declarations are not counted for single counties.
$19.4 billion on 448,618 flood insurance claims since 1978. The biggest year was 2024, with $7.9 billion paid on 80,446 claims. Lee County received the most ($4.0 billion).
$872 a year in 2025, across 1,783,410 flood insurance policies in Florida. Most homes have no flood insurance; the premium depends on the home's flood risk and coverage.