Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Crestview fell 0.1 percentage points in February 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 February 2010 at 8.9% and is now 6.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Crestview unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Florida	3.5%	+0.1	-0.4
Crestview	2.9%	-0.1	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 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 November 2010 at 10,193. There are now 6,495 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 461.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Crestview	3,698	-135	-293

Number of Unemployed Persons

Crestview, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployment Rate	Crestview Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	2.9%	3,698
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	3.0%	3,833
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	2.8%	3,643
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	2.5%	3,345
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	2.5%	3,247
September 2018	3.7%	3.3%	2.5%	3,237
August 2018	3.8%	3.4%	2.9%	3,694
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	2.9%	3,834
June 2018	4.0%	3.6%	3.0%	3,951
May 2018	3.8%	3.7%	2.9%	3,778
April 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.1%	4,017