As the gateway to Latin America and the Caribbean, Miami-Dade County is a growing center of international trade and commerce.
Tourism is one of the area's most important industries.
Millions of visitors flow through Miami International each year. They come to do business and enjoy the area's countless pleasures. They also join millions of others who cruise to the Caribbean from the busiest passenger cruise port in the world, the Port of Miami. The Miami Free Trade Zone, the first and largest privately-owned and operated trade zone in the world, provides importers and exporters with a secure area to store, label, assemble, display and ship commodities to and from almost 100 countries. Dade County's workforce has grown steadily during the past decade.