Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Deltona fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2012 to 9.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Deltona peaked in November 2010 at 12.4% and is now 3.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare Deltona 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
Deltona	9.4%	-0.1	-2.1

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: Deltona, Florida, National

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 8,238 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Deltona employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Deltona, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Deltona	23,373	-577	-5,848

Number of Unemployed Persons

Deltona, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Deltona Unemployment Rate	Deltona Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	9.0%	9.4%	23,373
February 2012	8.3%	9.4%	9.5%	23,950
January 2012	8.3%	9.6%	9.7%	24,583
December 2011	8.5%	9.9%	10.1%	25,550
November 2011	8.7%	10.1%	10.3%	26,213
October 2011	8.9%	10.2%	10.6%	26,972
September 2011	9.0%	10.4%	10.7%	27,322
August 2011	9.1%	10.5%	10.8%	27,433
July 2011	9.1%	10.6%	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%	10.6%	11.2%	28,380