Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Deltona fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Deltona peaked in September 2010 at 12.4% and is now 8.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.5% in October 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Deltona unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Florida	3.3%	-0.1	-0.2
Deltona	3.6%	-0.1	-0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Deltona, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Deltona, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Deltona peaked in October 2010 at 34,909. There are now 24,017 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,721 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 171.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Deltona	10,892	-168	-126

Number of Unemployed Persons

Deltona, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Deltona Unemployment Rate	Deltona Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.6%	10,892
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.7%	11,060
May 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.7%	11,109
April 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.7%	11,213
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.7%	11,291
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.7%	11,216
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	3.6%	11,057
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.6%	10,811
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.6%	10,779
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	3.5%	10,721