June 15, 2026 — Southeast Florida (Gold Coast, Treasure Coast & Keys) new business activity

New business filings across Southeast Florida's eight counties fell to 4,485 the week of May 25 to 31, the lowest weekly count in the past 13 weeks.

The decline reached the whole region. All eight counties fell from the week before, and six also ran below their usual pace. Miami-Dade fell 422 to 2,291, down 15.6%. Broward fell 267 to 1,155, down 18.8%. Palm Beach fell 128 to 829, down 13.4%. Those three counties still made up about 95% of the region's filings, 4,275 of the total.

Most kinds of business shrank from the week before. Retail had the steepest drop, down 109 to 200, a loss of 35.3%. Professional services fell 166 to 469, down 26.1%. Administrative and support services fell 102 to 263, down 27.9%. A couple of areas held steadier. Construction and trades slipped just 18 to 287.

Transportation and logistics held up better than most, down only 10 to 262. The new business names point the same way. The word transport showed up in 46 names this week, above its normal pace, and trucking appeared in 22. That is a small but real sign that founders are still setting up to move goods and people, even in a slow week.

Property holding and asset protection filings came in at 724, down 116 from 840, a drop of 13.8%. Inside that group, 49 filings were tied to seasonal or short term rental activity, down from 63 the week before. The smallest counties saw the sharpest percentage falls. Monroe dropped to 19 filings and Okeechobee to 11, each down close to half.

Steady growth over the past 13 weeks with a dip this past week pulling the average down.

The bold line is the 13-week average. Read it for the longer trend. The thin line is each week's count, which swings week to week.

Professional Services dropped the most this week, 166 fewer (down 26.1%).

Miami-Dade led the region this week with 2,291 new filings.

• On May 18, 2026, Miami-Dade County unveiled plans for a $33 million Airport Operations Center and digital monitoring hub at Miami International Airport. The facility will cover more than 13,000 square feet, add hurricane resistant towers, and share space for 30 agencies, with a 2027 opening planned as part of the airport's $14 billion modernization program covering more than 200 projects over five years. A multiyear airport build like this keeps steady work in front of local construction and trades firms, which held up better than most this week, down just 18 to 287. Miami International Airport (MIA) Newsroom, 2026-05-18
• On May 19, 2026, the Miami-Dade Aviation Department announced a partnership with Bell-Dancy Industries to prepare Miami International Airport and Miami Executive Airport for electric air taxi service, starting with manned drone flights before moving to full eVTOL operations in coordination with the FAA. Plans to move people through the air line up with the area's transportation interest, where filings held up better than most this week, down only 10 to 262, and transport names showed up more often. Miami International Airport (MIA) Newsroom, 2026-05-19
• On May 18, 2026, Juno Beach based NextEra Energy announced a plan to combine with Dominion Energy. The plan would create what it called the world's largest regulated electric utility. It would keep dual headquarters in Juno Beach and Richmond, Virginia. NextEra would own 74.5% of the combined company. The deal is subject to shareholder and federal approvals. Keeping a headquarters in Palm Beach County ties a major employer and its suppliers to the local economy. That matters in a week when Palm Beach filings ran well below their usual pace. NextEra Energy Newsroom, 2026-05-18
• The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners June 2, 2026 agenda includes a proposed $13.92 million Housing Bond loan, about 25% of a $59 million affordable housing project, with the county's share working out to $93,431 per unit. Public money behind new housing points to more building ahead, in step with construction and trades holding up while most other sectors fell. Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Meeting Agendas, 2026-06-02

This was a slow, broad week. Filings fell across every county and nearly every kind of business, so anyone selling to brand new companies had a smaller pool to work this week than at any point in the last 13 weeks. Keep some perspective. The region is still up 5.5% from the same week last year, so the year over year picture is positive even as the recent weeks have cooled. The steadier spots are construction and trades and transportation and logistics, which barely moved while retail and professional services dropped hard. Those are the corners to lean into right now.

We count new business formations recorded with the state of Florida for the eight counties in Southeast Florida (Broward, Indian River, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie). Counts are grouped by county, by city, and by the kind of business. We wait about two weeks after each week ends for the state to finish recording all of its filings, so the numbers here are complete and final, not a partial snapshot. Comparisons use the prior week, the same week last year, and the 13 week average.

Frequently asked questions

Why did filings drop so much this week?

The decline was broad, not tied to one place or one industry. All eight counties fell from the week before, and most kinds of business dropped too. Retail and professional services led the drop. At 4,485 filings, it was the slowest week in the last 13 and the second decline in a row.

Is this number final or will it change?

It is final. We wait about two weeks after the week ends for the state to finish recording every filing, so the count is complete when we publish it.

Was anything up this week?

A few spots held steadier. Construction and trades slipped only 18 to 287. Transportation and logistics fell just 10 to 262. The region is also still up 5.5% from the same week a year ago.