Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Crestview fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.5%. 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 8.9% and is now 6.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Crestview unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Florida	3.4%	-0.1	-0.5
Crestview	2.5%	0.0	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 10,193. There are now 6,946 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,237 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 10.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Crestview	3,247	+10	-733

Number of Unemployed Persons

Crestview, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.4%	2.5%	3,247
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	2.5%	3,237
August 2018	3.9%	3.7%	2.9%	3,694
July 2018	3.9%	3.7%	2.9%	3,834
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	3.0%	3,951
May 2018	3.8%	3.8%	2.9%	3,778
April 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.1%	4,017
March 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.1%	4,061
February 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.1%	3,991
January 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.1%	3,972
December 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.0%	3,849