Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Crestview fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 6.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.7 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Crestview peaked in December 2010 at 8.5% and is now 2.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Crestview unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Florida	9.0%	-0.4	-1.7
Crestview	6.3%	-0.1	-1.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Crestview, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Crestview, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Crestview peaked in December 2010 at 8,210. There are now 1,896 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Crestview employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Crestview, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Crestview	6,314	-154	-1,210

Number of Unemployed Persons

Crestview, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	9.0%	6.3%	6,314
February 2012	8.3%	9.4%	6.4%	6,468
January 2012	8.3%	9.6%	6.7%	6,676
December 2011	8.5%	9.9%	7.0%	6,930
November 2011	8.7%	10.1%	7.2%	7,129
October 2011	8.9%	10.2%	7.4%	7,326
September 2011	9.0%	10.4%	7.6%	7,460
August 2011	9.1%	10.5%	7.7%	7,485
July 2011	9.1%	10.6%	7.7%	7,462
June 2011	9.1%	10.7%	7.6%	7,401
May 2011	9.0%	10.6%	7.6%	7,327
April 2011	9.0%	10.6%	7.7%	7,394