Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Deltona fell 0.1 percentage points in May 2018 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Deltona peaked in November 2010 at 12.5% and is now 8.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Deltona unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.1	-0.5
Florida	3.8%	-0.1	-0.4
Deltona	3.8%	-0.1	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2018 data as June 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 November 2010 at 34,982. There are now 23,674 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Deltona	11,308	-565	-2,003

Number of Unemployed Persons

Deltona, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Deltona Unemployment Rate	Deltona Unemployed
June 2018	4.0%	—	—	—
May 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%	11,308
April 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.9%	11,873
March 2018	4.1%	3.9%	4.1%	12,322
February 2018	4.1%	3.9%	4.0%	12,160
January 2018	4.1%	3.9%	4.0%	12,198
December 2017	4.1%	3.9%	4.0%	11,944
November 2017	4.1%	3.9%	4.0%	12,103
October 2017	4.1%	3.9%	4.1%	12,152
September 2017	4.2%	3.9%	4.1%	12,327
August 2017	4.4%	4.0%	4.2%	12,605
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	4.3%	12,760