Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Deltona fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.8%. 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 November 2010 at 12.5% and is now 8.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Deltona 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
Deltona	3.8%	-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: 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 23,394 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,678 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,910.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Deltona	11,588	-190	-572

Number of Unemployed Persons

Deltona, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Deltona Unemployment Rate	Deltona Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.8%	11,588
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	3.9%	11,778
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.6%	10,864
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.3%	9,917
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	3.2%	9,752
September 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.2%	9,678
August 2018	3.8%	3.4%	3.7%	11,057
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.8%	11,510
June 2018	4.0%	3.6%	3.8%	11,580
May 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.8%	11,312
April 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.9%	11,873