Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
Metropolitan statistical areaOMB delineation, July 2023County Business Patterns, 2023
The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metropolitan area spans three counties with 2,428,299 private jobs paying $65,359 on average in 2023. Its 2,428,299 private jobs are the most of Florida's 28 metro and micro areas. Average pay of $65,359 is the highest of the 28 areas.
Compare Miami-Dade with Broward side by side.
Member counties
Light bars: Broward pays below the area average.
Member counties
| County | Jobs | Population | Employees | Avg pay | Since 2019 | Largest industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County | 2,774,250 | 1,055,440 | $67,834 | +6.0% | Health care | |
| Broward County | 2,002,786 | 780,632 | $61,265 | +6.5% | Health care | |
| Palm Beach County | 1,557,481 | 592,227 | $66,342 | +7.6% | Health care |
More about the area
- It has 383 private jobs per 1,000 residents, the 4th-highest ratio of the 28 areas.
- No single county dominates: the largest, Miami-Dade County, holds 43.5% of the area's jobs.
- Jobs grew 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, the 6th-slowest growth of the 28 areas.
Industries in the area
The five largest industries, plus those at least 1.2 times as common as across the 67 counties. Educational services leans furthest, at 1.33×.
| Industry | Jobs | Share of area jobs | vs 67 counties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health care & social assistance | 380,934 | 15.7% | 0.99× |
| Retail trade | 328,801 | 13.5% | 0.95× |
| Hotels & restaurants | 301,212 | 12.4% | 0.95× |
| Professional & technical services | 200,585 | 8.3% | 1.13× |
| Administrative & support services | 176,911 | 7.3% | 1.04× |
| Educational services | 76,166 | 3.1% | 1.33× |
| Wholesale trade | 139,081 | 5.7% | 1.31× |
| Transportation & warehousing | 135,877 | 5.6% | 1.20× |
Source: Census CBP 2023; OMB delineation, July 2023. Metro, micro and rural Florida counties compared.