Florida unemployment rate dropped for 4th month. Where it was lowest - USA Today

Florida's unemployment rate dropped for the fourth month in a row in September, with Miami-Dade County's rate with the lowest in the state. Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.4% in September, down from 4.5% in August, 4.6% in July, 4.7% in June and 4.8% in May, according to Florida Commerce . Florida's September unemployment rate was up 0.2 percentage points from the year prior, according to the organization. Nationwide, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2% in September . In September of 2026, Miami-Dade County had the "state's lowest unemployment rate," according to Florida Commerce, not seasonally adjusted. The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach Metropolitan Area had an unemployment rate of 3.