Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Crestview fell 0.0 percentage points in March 2019 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Crestview peaked in January 2010 at 8.8% and is now 5.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Crestview unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	0.0	-0.2
Florida	3.5%	0.0	-0.3
Crestview	2.9%	0.0	-0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2019 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Crestview, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Crestview, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Crestview peaked in November 2010 at 10,075. There are now 6,385 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,562 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 128.

Unemployed Persons	March 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Crestview	3,690	+23	-317

Number of Unemployed Persons

Crestview, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployed
April 2019	3.6%	3.4%	—	—
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	2.9%	3,690
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	2.9%	3,667
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	2.8%	3,643
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	2.8%	3,591
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	2.8%	3,580
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	2.8%	3,562
September 2018	3.7%	3.3%	2.8%	3,576
August 2018	3.8%	3.4%	2.9%	3,622
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	2.9%	3,700
June 2018	4.0%	3.6%	3.0%	3,796
May 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.1%	3,888