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Gainesville, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Gainesville rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Gainesville peaked in May 2020 at 8.8% and is now 5.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in January 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.7 percentage points. You can also compare Gainesville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Florida 2.9% +0.1 +0.2
Gainesville 3.2% +0.1 +0.6
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Gainesville, Florida, National

Gainesville, Florida monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Gainesville, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Gainesville peaked in May 2020 at 12,045. There are now 7,139 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,795 in February 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,111. Gainesville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Gainesville, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Gainesville 4,906 +136 +972

Number of Unemployed Persons

Gainesville, Florida Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Florida
Unemployment Rate
Gainesville
Unemployment Rate
Gainesville
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 2.9% 3.2% 4,906
October
2023
3.8% 2.8% 3.1% 4,770
September
2023
3.8% 2.8% 3.0% 4,579
August
2023
3.8% 2.7% 2.9% 4,439
July
2023
3.5% 2.7% 2.8% 4,302
June
2023
3.6% 2.6% 2.7% 4,179
May
2023
3.7% 2.6% 2.7% 4,078
April
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.6% 3,922
March
2023
3.5% 2.6% 2.6% 3,862
February
2023
3.6% 2.6% 2.5% 3,795
January
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.5% 3,805

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.