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Unemployment rate in Florida

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Florida · United States · World
−1.6 pp since 2015
Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Florida
3.9%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Florida · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 3.9% · 2025
First value 3.7% · 2000
Highest 11.3% · 2010
Lowest 2.9% · 2023
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearFloridaChange United StatesWorld
2025 3.9% +0.5 pp — 4.8%
2024 3.4% +0.5 pp — 4.8%
2023 2.9% −0.1 pp 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.0% −1.7 pp 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.7% −3.3 pp 5.4% 6.0%
2020 8.0% +4.8 pp 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.2% −0.4 pp 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.6% −0.7 pp 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.3% −0.6 pp 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.9% −0.6 pp 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.5% −1.0 pp 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.5% −1.0 pp 6.2% 6.0%
2013 7.5% −1.2 pp 5.3% 6.1%
2012 8.7% −1.5 pp 8.1% 6.2%
2011 10.2% −1.1 pp 9.0% 6.1%
2010 11.3% +1.1 pp 9.6% 6.3%
2009 10.2% +3.9 pp 9.3% 6.4%
2008 6.3% +2.3 pp 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.0% +0.7 pp 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.3% −0.4 pp 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.7% −0.9 pp 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.6% −0.7 pp 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.3% −0.3 pp 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.6% +0.9 pp 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.7% +1.0 pp 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.7% 4.0% 6.1%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.