Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Orlando fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 9.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Orlando peaked in November 2010 at 11.7% and is now 2.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Orlando 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
Orlando	9.5%	-0.2	-2.2

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: Orlando, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Orlando, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Orlando peaked in December 2010 at 132,124. There are now 25,651 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Orlando employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Orlando, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Orlando	106,473	-2,454	-25,651

Number of Unemployed Persons

Orlando, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Orlando Unemployment Rate	Orlando Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.9%	9.5%	106,473
November 2011	8.7%	10.0%	9.7%	108,927
October 2011	8.9%	10.4%	10.0%	112,010
September 2011	9.0%	10.6%	10.2%	113,732
August 2011	9.1%	10.7%	10.2%	114,624
July 2011	9.1%	10.7%	10.2%	115,057
June 2011	9.1%	10.7%	10.2%	115,267
May 2011	9.0%	10.6%	10.3%	115,576
April 2011	9.0%	10.8%	10.5%	118,384
March 2011	8.9%	11.1%	10.8%	122,216
February 2011	9.0%	11.5%	11.2%	126,726
January 2011	9.1%	11.9%	11.6%	130,950