Florida’s unemployment rate rises to 4.7% in March

Florida’s unemployment rate rises to 4.7% in March

Florida’s unemployment rate ticked upward in March, rising to 4.7 percent as the state continued to show signs of labor market softening despite adding jobs over the month, according to data released Friday by FloridaCommerce. The seasonally adjusted rate increased from 4.6 percent in February and was up from 3.6 percent in March 2025. The report showed 523,000 Floridians were unemployed out of a labor force of 11.1 million. Nationally, the unem…