There were one apparel manufacturing businesses in Florida that had 500 or more employees in 2016, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
CBP data indicates that there are more establishments categorized as health care and social assistance businesses with 500 or more employees in Florida than in any other category.
The following table shows how many apparel manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees were in Florida during the period from 2012 to 2016.
Apparel manufacturing businesses with 500 or more employees in Florida (2012-2016)
Year
Total businesses
2012
6,457
2013
6,449
2014
6,891
2015
7,087
2016
6,262
