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Unemployment rate in Leon County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 51 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Leon County · Florida · United States · World
−1.0 pp since 2015
Leon County 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
Leon County
4.1%
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 Leon County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.1% · 2025
First value 3.1% · 2000
Highest 8.0% · 2010
Lowest 2.8% · 2006
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearLeon CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.1% +0.7 pp 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.4% +0.4 pp 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.0% ±0.0 pp 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.0% −1.3 pp 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.3% −1.8 pp 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 6.1% +3.0 pp 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.1% −0.3 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.4% −0.5 pp 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.9% −0.6 pp 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.5% −0.6 pp 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.1% −0.7 pp 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 5.8% −0.6 pp 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 6.4% −0.8 pp 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 7.2% −0.7 pp 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 7.9% −0.1 pp 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 8.0% +1.1 pp 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 6.9% +2.3 pp 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 4.6% +1.5 pp 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 3.1% +0.3 pp 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 2.8% −0.4 pp 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.2% −0.6 pp 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 3.8% −0.4 pp 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 4.2% −0.3 pp 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 4.5% +0.8 pp 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 3.7% +0.6 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.1% 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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
50 Alachua County 3.5%
60 Baker County 3.3%
23 Bay County 4.1%
43 Bradford County 3.6%
44 Brevard County 3.6%
53 Broward County 3.4%
18 Calhoun County 4.2%
17 Charlotte County 4.3%
3 Citrus County 5.0%
54 Clay County 3.4%
38 Collier County 3.7%
24 Columbia County 4.1%
31 DeSoto County 3.9%
14 Dixie County 4.4%
40 Duval County 3.7%
41 Escambia County 3.7%
25 Flagler County 4.1%
30 Franklin County 4.0%
6 Gadsden County 4.9%
47 Gilchrist County 3.6%
19 Glades County 4.2%
4 Gulf County 5.0%
11 Hamilton County 4.6%
9 Hardee County 4.7%
5 Hendry County 5.0%
…
29 Lafayette County 4.0%
52 Lake County 3.5%
45 Lee County 3.6%
57 Leon County 3.4%
33 Levy County 3.9%
26 Liberty County 4.0%
10 Madison County 4.6%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

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.