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Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Deltona fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Deltona peaked in November 2010 at 12.4% and is now 2.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Deltona unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
National 8.5% -0.2 -0.9
Florida 9.9% -0.1 -2.1
Deltona 10.1% -0.2 -2.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Deltona, Florida, National

Deltona, Florida monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Deltona, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Deltona peaked in December 2010 at 31,611. There are now 6,061 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Deltona employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Deltona, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons December 2011 Month/Month Year/Year
Deltona 25,550 -663 -6,061

Number of Unemployed Persons

Deltona, Florida Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Florida
Unemployment Rate
Deltona
Unemployment Rate
Deltona
Unemployed
January
2012
8.3%
December
2011
8.5% 9.9% 10.1% 25,550
November
2011
8.7% 10.0% 10.3% 26,213
October
2011
8.9% 10.4% 10.6% 26,972
September
2011
9.0% 10.6% 10.7% 27,322
August
2011
9.1% 10.7% 10.8% 27,433
July
2011
9.1% 10.7% 10.8% 27,528
June
2011
9.1% 10.7% 10.9% 27,699
May
2011
9.0% 10.6% 10.9% 27,748
April
2011
9.0% 10.8% 11.2% 28,380
March
2011
8.9% 11.1% 11.5% 29,221
February
2011
9.0% 11.5% 12.0% 30,305
January
2011
9.1% 11.9% 12.4% 31,276

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.