Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Palm Bay fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Palm Bay peaked in December 2010 at 12.1% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Palm Bay 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 |
| Palm Bay | 10.9% | -0.2 | -1.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Palm Bay, Florida, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Palm Bay, Florida Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Palm Bay peaked in December 2010 at 32,485. There are now 4,188 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Palm Bay employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Palm Bay, Florida) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | December 2011 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Bay | 28,297 | -721 | -4,188 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Palm Bay, Florida Unemployment History
| Date |
National Unemployment Rate |
Florida Unemployment Rate |
Palm Bay Unemployment Rate |
Palm Bay Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January 2012 |
8.3% | — | — | — |
|
December 2011 |
8.5% | 9.9% | 10.9% | 28,297 |
|
November 2011 |
8.7% | 10.0% | 11.1% | 29,018 |
|
October 2011 |
8.9% | 10.4% | 11.4% | 29,853 |
|
September 2011 |
9.0% | 10.6% | 11.6% | 30,281 |
|
August 2011 |
9.1% | 10.7% | 11.5% | 30,118 |
|
July 2011 |
9.1% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 29,744 |
|
June 2011 |
9.1% | 10.7% | 11.3% | 29,756 |
|
May 2011 |
9.0% | 10.6% | 11.2% | 29,609 |
|
April 2011 |
9.0% | 10.8% | 11.3% | 29,871 |
|
March 2011 |
8.9% | 11.1% | 11.5% | 30,426 |
|
February 2011 |
9.0% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 31,383 |
|
January 2011 |
9.1% | 11.9% | 12.1% | 32,343 |
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. ↩
