Orlando Is Still Adding Jobs but the Labor Market Has Changed

Study: https://www.rathly.com/statistics/orlando-labor-force-statistics/
Updated: 2026-10-11

Files
- labor-2024-vs-2026.csv: Orlando labor market, late 2024 vs 2026 (source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Orlando Economic Partnership.)
- labor-snapshot.csv: Orlando labor market snapshot (source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro labor force and payroll employment data.)
- unemployment-since-2019.csv and unemployment-since-2019.svg: Orlando metro unemployment rate, 2019 to 2026 (source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, via FRED (ORLA712UR). BLS published no October 2025 figure after the federal shutdown.)
- county-unemployment.csv and county-unemployment.svg: Unemployment rate by area, April 2025 vs April 2026 (source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, April 2026 Orlando Area Economic Summary.)
- jobs-growth-by-industry.csv and jobs-growth-by-industry.svg: Job growth by industry, Orlando metro, year to April 2026 (source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics, Orlando area employment, April 2026.)
- hiring-demand.csv: Hiring demand in Orlando (source: Orlando Economic Partnership Q1 2026 Orlando MSA Market Update.)
- job-growth-pace.csv: Net payroll jobs added, then and now
- weekly-wages.csv and weekly-wages.svg: Average weekly wage by area, Q4 2025

Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Orlando metro labor force and employment data: https://www.bls.gov/regions/southeast/fl_orlando_msa.htm (Monthly, about five weeks after the month ends)
- BLS Orlando Area Economic Summary, June 2026 PDF: https://www.bls.gov/regions/southeast/summary/blssummary_orlando.pdf (Monthly)
- FRED Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford unemployment rate: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/ORLA712UR (Monthly, about five weeks after the month ends)
- Orlando Economic Partnership Q1 2026 Orlando MSA Market Update PDF: https://business.orlando.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/08/Orlando-MSA-Market-Update-Q1-2026.pdf (Quarterly)
- FloridaCommerce workforce statistics: https://www.floridajobs.org/workforce-statistics/workforce-statistics-data-releases/latest-statistics (Monthly)

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