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Basic Info

Florida Unemployment Rate is at 3.40%, compared to 3.30% last month and 3.10% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.01%.

The Florida Unemployment rate measures the percentage of total employees in Florida that are part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates for a large state like Florida give a good idea on the health of the economy. The Florida Unemployment rate most notably peaked to 8.7% in 1992, which was more than 1% higher than the national unemployment rate during that time. The spike in unemployment was largely due to a preceding recessionary period.

Stats

Last Value 3.40%
Latest Period Nov 2024
Last Updated Dec 20 2024, 10:34 EST
Next Release Jan 28 2025, 10:30 EST
Long Term Average 6.01%
Average Growth Rate 0.39%
Value from Last Month 3.30%
Change from Last Month 3.03%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.10%
Change from 1 Year Ago 9.68%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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Historical Data

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Date Value
November 30, 2024 3.40%
October 31, 2024 3.30%
September 30, 2024 3.30%
August 31, 2024 3.30%
July 31, 2024 3.30%
June 30, 2024 3.30%
May 31, 2024 3.30%
April 30, 2024 3.30%
March 31, 2024 3.20%
February 29, 2024 3.10%
January 31, 2024 3.10%
December 31, 2023 3.10%
November 30, 2023 3.10%
October 31, 2023 3.10%
September 30, 2023 3.00%
August 31, 2023 3.00%
July 31, 2023 2.90%
June 30, 2023 2.80%
May 31, 2023 2.80%
April 30, 2023 2.70%
March 31, 2023 2.80%
February 28, 2023 2.80%
January 31, 2023 2.80%
December 31, 2022 2.80%
November 30, 2022 2.80%
Date Value
October 31, 2022 2.90%
September 30, 2022 2.80%
August 31, 2022 2.80%
July 31, 2022 2.80%
June 30, 2022 2.90%
May 31, 2022 3.00%
April 30, 2022 3.10%
March 31, 2022 3.20%
February 28, 2022 3.30%
January 31, 2022 3.50%
December 31, 2021 3.60%
November 30, 2021 3.70%
October 31, 2021 3.90%
September 30, 2021 4.10%
August 31, 2021 4.40%
July 31, 2021 4.60%
June 30, 2021 4.80%
May 31, 2021 4.90%
April 30, 2021 5.10%
March 31, 2021 5.30%
February 28, 2021 5.60%
January 31, 2021 5.90%
December 31, 2020 6.50%
November 30, 2020 6.70%
October 31, 2020 7.20%

Basic Info

Florida Unemployment Rate is at 3.40%, compared to 3.30% last month and 3.10% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 6.01%.

The Florida Unemployment rate measures the percentage of total employees in Florida that are part of the labor force, but are without a job. Unemployment rates for a large state like Florida give a good idea on the health of the economy. The Florida Unemployment rate most notably peaked to 8.7% in 1992, which was more than 1% higher than the national unemployment rate during that time. The spike in unemployment was largely due to a preceding recessionary period.

Stats

Last Value 3.40%
Latest Period Nov 2024
Last Updated Dec 20 2024, 10:34 EST
Next Release Jan 28 2025, 10:30 EST
Long Term Average 6.01%
Average Growth Rate 0.39%
Value from Last Month 3.30%
Change from Last Month 3.03%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.10%
Change from 1 Year Ago 9.68%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted
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