Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Crestview fell 2.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.4 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Crestview peaked in April 2020 at 13.9% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Crestview unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Florida	13.7%	-0.1	+10.5
Crestview	11.3%	-2.6	+8.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 16,283. There are now 3,091 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Crestview	13,192	-3,091	+9,565

Number of Unemployed Persons

Crestview, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	10.4%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.7%	11.3%	13,192
April 2020	14.7%	13.8%	13.9%	16,283
March 2020	4.4%	4.4%	3.7%	4,787
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