These annual benchmarks established for March of each year are projected forward for each subsequent month bases on the trend of the sample employment. Florida estimates are derived from a sample of approximately 16,000 business establishments. The annual benchmark data are released February of each year and the sample-based estimates are released each month. CES includes persons on nonagricultural establishment payrolls who received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the 12th of the month. The data excludes proprietors, the self-employed, unpaid volunteers, or family workers, domestic workers in households, military personnel, and employees of the CIA and the National Security Agencies.
Tables are in text format.
All tables are edited to prevent the disclosure of individual employer data. These tables summarize civilian labor force, total employment, and unemployment rates, by place of residence. The monthly tables include estimates for the current month, previous month, and the current month a year ago. The annual report includes estimates for the 12 months of the calendar year as well as annual averages. Tables are available in text and Excel formats.