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Business Employment Dynamics in Florida — Third Quarter 2025

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Wednesday, May 06, 2026

From June 2025 to September 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Florida were 528,715, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 520,491, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses yielded a net employment loss of 8,224 jobs in the private sector during the third quarter of 2025. (See table 1.) During the previous quarter, gross job losses exceeded gross job gains by 11,520. (See chart 1.)

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The change in the number of jobs over time is the net result of increases and decreases in employment that occur at all private businesses in the economy. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) statistics track these changes in employment at private-sector establishments from the third month of one quarter to the third month of the next. The difference between the number of gross job gains and the number of gross job losses is the net change in employment. (See the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.)

Gross job losses

In the third quarter of 2025, gross job losses represented 6.0 percent of private-sector employment in Florida; nationally, gross job losses accounted for 5.7 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 2.) Gross job losses are the result of contractions in employment at existing establishments and the loss of jobs at closing establishments. In Florida, contracting establishments lost 389,931 jobs in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 13,052 jobs from the prior quarter. Closing establishments lost 138,784 jobs, an increase of 6,575 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Gross job gains

In the third quarter of 2025, gross job gains represented 5.9 percent of private-sector employment in Florida; nationally, gross job gains accounted for 5.6 percent of private-sector employment. (See chart 3.) Gross job gains are the sum of increases in employment due to expansions at existing establishments and the addition of new jobs at opening establishments. In Florida, gross job gains at expanding establishments totaled 373,057 in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 4,832 jobs compared to the previous quarter. Opening establishments accounted for 147,434 jobs gained in the third quarter of 2025, an increase of 18,091 jobs from the previous quarter.

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Industries

Gross job losses exceeded gross job gains in 10 of the 11 published industry sectors in Florida in the third quarter of 2025. Professional and business services had the largest over-the-quarter net job decrease, with a loss of 10,291 jobs. This was the result of 117,372 gross job losses and 107,081 gross job gains. The construction industry had a net loss of 7,482 jobs, followed by the retail trade industry with a net loss of 5,655 jobs. Education and health services showed a net gain of 14,021 jobs.

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The BED data series include gross job gains and gross job losses by industry subsector, for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, as well as gross job gains and gross job losses at the firm level by employer size class. BED data for the states have been included in table 2 of this release. Additional information is available online at the Business Employment Dynamics homepage and the Business Employment Dynamics Summary.

The Business Employment Dynamics for Fourth Quarter 2025 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).


Technical Note

The Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data are a product of a federal-state cooperative program known as Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). The BED data are compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) from existing QCEW records.

More information on formal definitions of the data used in this release, along with coverage, concepts, and methodology, can be found in the Business Employment Dynamics Technical Note.

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Category Gross job gains and losses
(3 months ended)
Gross job gains and losses
as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Sept.
2024
Dec.
2024
Mar.
2025
June
2025
Sept.
2025
Sept.
2024
Dec.
2024
Mar.
2025
June
2025
Sept.
2025

Total private

Gross job gains

568,346 525,857 510,563 497,568 520,491 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.9

At expanding establishments

417,685 368,430 379,055 368,225 373,057 4.8 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.2

At opening establishments

150,661 157,427 131,508 129,343 147,434 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.7

Gross job losses

496,080 544,968 480,933 509,088 528,715 5.7 6.2 5.5 5.8 6.0

At contracting establishments

356,711 388,503 358,089 376,879 389,931 4.1 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.4

At closing establishments

139,369 156,465 122,844 132,209 138,784 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.5 1.6

Net employment change

72,266 -19,111 29,630 -11,520 -8,224 0.8 -0.2 0.3 -0.1 -0.1

Construction

Gross job gains

48,561 46,323 52,159 46,620 46,740 7.5 7.1 8.0 7.1 7.2

At expanding establishments

33,760 32,678 36,610 33,080 31,897 5.2 5.0 5.6 5.0 4.9

At opening establishments

14,801 13,645 15,549 13,540 14,843 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.1 2.3

Gross job losses

45,354 48,031 49,354 51,122 54,222 7.0 7.4 7.5 7.7 8.3

At contracting establishments

30,584 32,580 34,254 35,241 37,274 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.7

At closing establishments

14,770 15,451 15,100 15,881 16,948 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.6

Net employment change

3,207 -1,708 2,805 -4,502 -7,482 0.5 -0.3 0.5 -0.6 -1.1

Manufacturing

Gross job gains

18,924 15,883 17,138 15,747 15,955 4.4 3.7 4.0 3.7 3.8

At expanding establishments

14,488 11,924 13,444 12,455 11,885 3.4 2.8 3.1 2.9 2.8

At opening establishments

4,436 3,959 3,694 3,292 4,070 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.0

Gross job losses

17,671 18,399 16,714 17,372 18,229 4.2 4.3 3.9 4.1 4.2

At contracting establishments

13,130 13,136 12,548 13,148 13,812 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.2

At closing establishments

4,541 5,263 4,166 4,224 4,417 1.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0

Net employment change

1,253 -2,516 424 -1,625 -2,274 0.2 -0.6 0.1 -0.4 -0.4

Wholesale trade

Gross job gains

18,962 16,723 17,849 16,898 17,184 4.8 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.3

At expanding establishments

14,723 12,273 13,545 13,186 12,695 3.7 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.2

At opening establishments

4,239 4,450 4,304 3,712 4,489 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.9 1.1

Gross job losses

17,069 19,640 16,804 17,779 18,160 4.3 4.9 4.2 4.4 4.6

At contracting establishments

12,296 13,994 12,400 12,483 13,298 3.1 3.5 3.1 3.1 3.4

At closing establishments

4,773 5,646 4,404 5,296 4,862 1.2 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.2

Net employment change

1,893 -2,917 1,045 -881 -976 0.5 -0.7 0.3 -0.2 -0.3

Retail trade

Gross job gains

61,509 54,503 62,241 59,856 56,912 5.3 4.7 5.4 5.1 4.9

At expanding establishments

50,174 44,186 51,636 47,885 45,117 4.3 3.8 4.5 4.1 3.9

At opening establishments

11,335 10,317 10,605 11,971 11,795 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0

Gross job losses

60,479 69,599 53,732 64,160 62,567 5.2 6.1 4.7 5.5 5.5

At contracting establishments

50,069 55,066 43,687 51,163 51,482 4.3 4.8 3.8 4.4 4.5

At closing establishments

10,410 14,533 10,045 12,997 11,085 0.9 1.3 0.9 1.1 1.0

Net employment change

1,030 -15,096 8,509 -4,304 -5,655 0.1 -1.4 0.7 -0.4 -0.6

Transportation and warehousing

Gross job gains

21,823 26,533 16,826 16,739 19,853 5.4 6.4 4.1 4.1 4.9

At expanding establishments

16,939 23,585 13,611 13,494 16,242 4.2 5.7 3.3 3.3 4.0

At opening establishments

4,884 2,948 3,215 3,245 3,611 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9

Gross job losses

18,387 17,695 24,411 18,074 21,734 4.5 4.3 6.0 4.4 5.3

At contracting establishments

14,570 13,576 20,836 14,880 18,173 3.6 3.3 5.1 3.6 4.4

At closing establishments

3,817 4,119 3,575 3,194 3,561 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9

Net employment change

3,436 8,838 -7,585 -1,335 -1,881 0.9 2.1 -1.9 -0.3 -0.4

Information

Gross job gains

8,209 8,693 7,962 7,405 7,218 5.3 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.8

At expanding establishments

6,564 5,843 5,904 5,674 4,812 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.2

At opening establishments

1,645 2,850 2,058 1,731 2,406 1.1 1.8 1.3 1.1 1.6

Gross job losses

8,147 9,387 9,405 8,652 9,770 5.2 5.9 6.1 5.6 6.4

At contracting establishments

5,646 6,338 6,934 6,489 7,316 3.6 4.0 4.5 4.2 4.8

At closing establishments

2,501 3,049 2,471 2,163 2,454 1.6 1.9 1.6 1.4 1.6

Net employment change

62 -694 -1,443 -1,247 -2,552 0.1 -0.4 -1.0 -0.8 -1.6

Financial activities

Gross job gains

34,544 32,379 34,389 33,573 33,606 5.1 4.7 5.1 5.0 4.9

At expanding establishments

24,181 20,523 25,635 23,019 22,729 3.6 3.0 3.8 3.4 3.3

At opening establishments

10,363 11,856 8,754 10,554 10,877 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.6 1.6

Gross job losses

31,016 34,734 32,716 34,392 33,775 4.5 5.1 4.8 5.1 4.9

At contracting establishments

21,185 21,741 21,951 23,820 23,307 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.4

At closing establishments

9,831 12,993 10,765 10,572 10,468 1.4 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.5

Net employment change

3,528 -2,355 1,673 -819 -169 0.6 -0.4 0.3 -0.1 0.0

Professional and business services

Gross job gains

117,852 111,672 104,696 106,365 107,081 7.3 6.9 6.5 6.6 6.7

At expanding establishments

87,274 77,999 76,221 79,393 75,419 5.4 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.7

At opening establishments

30,578 33,673 28,475 26,972 31,662 1.9 2.1 1.8 1.7 2.0

Gross job losses

107,670 124,882 97,731 105,539 117,372 6.6 7.7 6.0 6.5 7.2

At contracting establishments

74,971 86,621 69,767 75,836 84,642 4.6 5.3 4.3 4.7 5.2

At closing establishments

32,699 38,261 27,964 29,703 32,730 2.0 2.4 1.7 1.8 2.0

Net employment change

10,182 -13,210 6,965 826 -10,291 0.7 -0.8 0.5 0.1 -0.5

Education and health services

Gross job gains

82,918 86,092 71,384 72,327 80,413 5.4 5.6 4.6 4.6 5.1

At expanding establishments

66,144 49,080 54,076 53,988 61,369 4.3 3.2 3.5 3.4 3.9

At opening establishments

16,774 37,012 17,308 18,339 19,044 1.1 2.4 1.1 1.2 1.2

Gross job losses

64,104 70,879 57,845 71,686 66,392 4.3 4.6 3.7 4.5 4.2

At contracting establishments

43,493 49,724 43,931 53,898 47,566 2.9 3.2 2.8 3.4 3.0

At closing establishments

20,611 21,155 13,914 17,788 18,826 1.4 1.4 0.9 1.1 1.2

Net employment change

18,814 15,213 13,539 641 14,021 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.9

Leisure and hospitality

Gross job gains

107,281 97,860 89,238 92,230 96,083 8.1 7.4 6.7 6.9 7.3

At expanding establishments

77,669 71,746 66,900 66,700 69,733 5.9 5.4 5.0 5.0 5.3

At opening establishments

29,612 26,114 22,338 25,530 26,350 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.9 2.0

Gross job losses

96,583 92,523 93,577 92,876 97,780 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.4

At contracting establishments

71,415 68,828 73,216 71,323 72,977 5.4 5.2 5.5 5.4 5.5

At closing establishments

25,168 23,695 20,361 21,553 24,803 1.9 1.8 1.5 1.6 1.9

Net employment change

10,698 5,337 -4,339 -646 -1,697 0.8 0.4 -0.3 -0.1 -0.1

Other services

Gross job gains

21,665 20,879 20,782 19,680 20,490 7.6 7.3 7.2 6.9 7.2

At expanding establishments

15,188 14,005 14,496 13,151 13,409 5.3 4.9 5.0 4.6 4.7

At opening establishments

6,477 6,874 6,286 6,529 7,081 2.3 2.4 2.2 2.3 2.5

Gross job losses

19,814 21,149 19,634 19,874 21,046 7.0 7.3 6.8 6.9 7.3

At contracting establishments

13,073 13,929 13,025 13,280 14,122 4.6 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.9

At closing establishments

6,741 7,220 6,609 6,594 6,924 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.4

Net employment change

1,851 -270 1,148 -194 -556 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 -0.1
Category Gross job gains as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Gross job losses as a percent of employment
(3 months ended)
Sept.
2024
Dec.
2024
Mar.
2025
June
2025
Sept.
2025
Sept.
2024
Dec.
2024
Mar.
2025
June
2025
Sept.
2025

United States

5.8 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.0 5.7

Alabama

5.8 5.8 5.3 5.5 5.4 5.9 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.5

Alaska

8.0 10.3 10.0 9.9 7.5 9.6 9.5 8.1 10.3 10.0

Arizona

6.4 6.1 5.8 5.3 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.3 6.3 5.5

Arkansas

5.5 5.8 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.2 4.8 5.1 5.5 5.3

California

6.3 6.7 6.0 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.2 6.7 6.0

Colorado

6.3 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.8 7.1 6.5

Connecticut

5.5 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.9

Delaware

6.8 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.3 6.4 6.3 5.3 6.1 6.1

District of Columbia

4.9 5.0 4.8 5.7 4.6 5.0 5.5 5.8 5.9 5.9

Florida

6.5 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.7 6.2 5.5 5.8 6.0

Georgia

5.8 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.7 5.6 5.8

Hawaii

5.7 5.3 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.8

Idaho

7.1 8.2 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.5 6.8 7.3 7.2 7.6

Illinois

4.9 5.1 5.0 5.2 4.7 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.0

Indiana

5.3 5.5 5.4 5.0 5.1 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.6 5.1

Iowa

5.3 5.6 5.8 5.6 4.8 6.0 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.9

Kansas

5.3 5.9 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.2 5.4 6.3 5.8

Kentucky

5.4 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.3 5.4 5.5 4.8 5.4 5.6

Louisiana

6.1 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.6 6.3 6.0

Maine

6.2 7.0 7.4 7.2 6.2 7.1 7.1 6.3 7.4 7.0

Maryland

5.9 6.0 5.9 5.7 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.7 6.2 6.5

Massachusetts

5.0 5.3 5.0 5.5 5.3 5.8 5.5 5.1 5.8 5.9

Michigan

5.3 5.4 5.2 5.8 4.9 5.8 5.9 5.3 5.5 5.9

Minnesota

5.1 5.5 5.1 5.8 5.3 5.8 5.1 5.5 5.5 5.6

Mississippi

6.3 6.3 5.7 6.3 6.4 5.7 6.2 6.1 6.5 6.1

Missouri

5.6 5.7 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.2 6.1 5.9

Montana

7.2 8.4 8.0 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.8 7.5 8.3 7.9

Nebraska

5.6 5.6 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.8

Nevada

6.2 6.1 5.4 6.2 6.9 5.9 5.6 5.9 6.3 5.2

New Hampshire

5.6 6.3 6.5 6.3 5.6 6.7 5.9 6.1 6.7 6.8

New Jersey

5.4 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.8 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.8

New Mexico

6.3 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.8 6.2 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.2

New York

5.7 5.7 6.6 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.0 7.0 5.8

North Carolina

5.5 6.1 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.7

North Dakota

6.5 6.5 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.7 6.6

Ohio

5.2 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.1 5.4 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.3

Oklahoma

6.1 6.0 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.3 6.2 6.4

Oregon

6.3 6.2 5.8 6.4 5.7 6.6 6.6 6.2 6.5 6.7

Pennsylvania

5.1 5.2 5.0 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.7 5.2 5.2

Rhode Island

6.2 7.3 6.6 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.7 6.7

South Carolina

6.2 6.4 6.1 5.8 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.5 6.6 6.5

South Dakota

5.9 6.7 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.5 6.1 6.0

Tennessee

5.6 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.7 5.7 6.2 5.1 5.9 5.2

Texas

5.7 5.8 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.4 5.3

Utah

6.8 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.2 6.3 6.0 6.6 6.4

Vermont

6.6 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.6 7.1 6.7 6.8 7.5 7.8

Virginia

5.8 5.8 5.6 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.5 5.1 5.8 6.1

Washington

5.8 5.8 5.7 6.0 5.2 5.8 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.6

West Virginia

5.9 6.5 6.4 5.5 5.8 6.6 6.1 5.7 6.3 6.0

Wisconsin

5.1 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.9 5.5 5.2 4.9 5.5 5.6

Wyoming

8.9 8.9 8.1 8.3 7.7 8.5 8.3 8.7 8.9 8.4

Puerto Rico

5.4 4.3 6.3 7.0 5.4 5.0 5.4 5.4 6.1 5.7

Virgin Islands

4.7 5.2 5.4 15.0 7.1 7.5 10.8 7.6 9.5 8.4
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