Economic Impact of Florida's Green Industry

The Sunshine State’s green industry continues its remarkable pace of growth. For 2023, the most recent year with available, comprehensive data, the various lawn service, garden, and nursery sectors directly and indirectly were responsible for more than 279,000 jobs (an increase of 4.8% from the last study). Labor income (all earnings derived from work, including wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, and tips) related to the industry was nearly $14 billion, up 21.2% from 2020. Value added, a correlate of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), increased by 48% ($7.9 billion), contributing to a total economic impact both directly and indirectly of $41.9 BILLION.

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