The Miami area continues to outpace the rest of the country when it comes to job growth, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
As of July 2024, the metro area job growth was 2.6 percent over the previous year. The U.S. as a whole saw 1.6 percent growth during the same period.
The Miami metro added 75,300 nonfarm employees during the period. Only New York and Los Angeles saw higher total numbers.
Miami’s education and health services subsector saw the highest job growth, followed by construction.