Sources & References
Metro Job Market Pulse · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL MSA · October 2026
Every advertised-pay, job-posting and industry figure in this briefing comes from WageScape's own database of active job postings. The sources below back the external facts cited in the written analysis.
Sources cited in this report
Key Indicators
Florida minimum wage rises to $15.00 effective September 30, 2026
Florida Department of Commerce — State minimum wage schedule announcement
This Month's Takeaways
Orlando added 11,900 jobs and Tampa added 12,500 jobs year-over-year
Florida Department of Commerce — Metro-level job growth comparison, August 2026 release
Florida education and health services added 39,000 jobs, largest sector gain statewide
Florida Department of Commerce — Statewide sector employment data, 2026
Local Economic Conditions
Palm Bay nonagricultural employment rose 300 jobs (+0.1%) year-over-year as of January 2026
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Metro area employment and unemployment data
Metro average hourly wage was $32.31 versus $33.54 national average
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — May 2025 metro wage estimates
Looking Ahead
Brevard County recorded 40 WARN Act layoff events, 9th among Florida counties
Florida Department of Commerce / WARN Act filings — County-level WARN notice tracking
How the numbers are calculated
- Advertised pay is the median of the pay ranges employers publish in active job postings in this metro. It is not survey or payroll data.
- Percent changes compare the latest six full months with the six months before that, for the same metro and sector.
- Sectors group postings by the employer's industry (NAICS) classification into ten sectors. Where a metro has too few postings in a sector, the state figure is used instead.
- Role pay trends use the same comparison windows. "Stable" means a change of less than 3%; "moderate" 3–10%; "significant" more than 10%.
Official data for comparison