Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pensacola fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Pensacola peaked in November 2010 at 10.9% and is now 2.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Pensacola 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
Pensacola	8.6%	-0.2	-1.6

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: Pensacola, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Pensacola, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Pensacola peaked in January 2011 at 23,299. There are now 5,323 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Pensacola employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Pensacola, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Pensacola	17,976	-432	-3,805

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pensacola, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Pensacola Unemployment Rate	Pensacola Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	9.0%	8.6%	17,976
February 2012	8.3%	9.4%	8.8%	18,408
January 2012	8.3%	9.6%	9.2%	19,196
December 2011	8.5%	9.9%	9.6%	20,212
November 2011	8.7%	10.1%	9.9%	20,855
October 2011	8.9%	10.2%	10.2%	21,459
September 2011	9.0%	10.4%	10.3%	21,695
August 2011	9.1%	10.5%	10.2%	21,511
July 2011	9.1%	10.6%	10.0%	21,139
June 2011	9.1%	10.7%	9.9%	20,843
May 2011	9.0%	10.6%	9.8%	20,690
April 2011	9.0%	10.6%	9.9%	21,105