Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Crestview rose 1.2 percentage points in March 2020 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Crestview peaked in January 2010 at 8.8% and is now 5.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in November 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.3 percentage points. You can also compare Crestview unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.4%	+0.9	+0.6
Florida	4.4%	+1.6	+1.0
Crestview	3.7%	+1.2	+0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2020 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 10,077. There are now 5,327 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,109 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,641.

Unemployed Persons	March 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Crestview	4,750	+1,544	+1,022

Number of Unemployed Persons

Crestview, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployed
April 2020	14.7%	12.9%	—	—
March 2020	4.4%	4.4%	3.7%	4,750
February 2020	3.5%	2.8%	2.5%	3,206
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	2.5%	3,195
December 2019	3.5%	2.9%	2.4%	3,109
November 2019	3.5%	2.8%	2.4%	3,172
October 2019	3.6%	2.9%	2.5%	3,248
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	2.6%	3,330
August 2019	3.7%	3.0%	2.7%	3,415
July 2019	3.7%	3.1%	2.7%	3,496
June 2019	3.7%	3.2%	2.8%	3,566
May 2019	3.6%	3.2%	2.8%	3,627