Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Crestview fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Crestview peaked in February 2010 at 9.0% and is now 6.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.9% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Crestview unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Florida	3.9%	0.0	-0.6
Crestview	3.0%	-0.1	-0.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 February 2010 at 10,264. There are now 6,347 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,615 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 302.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Crestview	3,917	-2	-998

Number of Unemployed Persons

Crestview, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.0%	3,917
January 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.1%	3,919
December 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.0%	3,754
November 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.0%	3,829
October 2017	4.1%	3.9%	2.9%	3,615
September 2017	4.2%	3.9%	3.0%	3,757
August 2017	4.4%	4.0%	3.3%	4,184
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	3.4%	4,227
June 2017	4.3%	4.1%	3.4%	4,261
May 2017	4.3%	4.2%	3.5%	4,383
April 2017	4.4%	4.3%	3.6%	4,537