Tallahassee, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Tallahassee fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 8.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Tallahassee peaked in December 2010 at 9.1% and is now 1.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 8.1% in May 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Tallahassee 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
Tallahassee	8.1%	-0.2	-1.0

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: Tallahassee, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Tallahassee, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Tallahassee peaked in December 2010 at 17,761. There are now 2,023 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 15,710 in May 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 28. Tallahassee employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Tallahassee, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Tallahassee	15,738	-240	-2,023

Number of Unemployed Persons

Tallahassee, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Tallahassee Unemployment Rate	Tallahassee Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.9%	8.1%	15,738
November 2011	8.7%	10.0%	8.3%	15,978
October 2011	8.9%	10.4%	8.4%	16,241
September 2011	9.0%	10.6%	8.4%	16,290
August 2011	9.1%	10.7%	8.3%	16,095
July 2011	9.1%	10.7%	8.2%	15,942
June 2011	9.1%	10.7%	8.1%	15,740
May 2011	9.0%	10.6%	8.1%	15,710
April 2011	9.0%	10.8%	8.2%	15,942
March 2011	8.9%	11.1%	8.4%	16,353
February 2011	9.0%	11.5%	8.8%	17,024
January 2011	9.1%	11.9%	9.1%	17,668