Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Deltona fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Deltona peaked in November 2010 at 12.5% and is now 9.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.2% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Deltona 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
Deltona	3.2%	0.0	-0.9

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: 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 25,227 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 77.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Deltona	9,755	+77	-2,397

Number of Unemployed Persons

Deltona, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Deltona Unemployment Rate	Deltona Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.4%	3.2%	9,755
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.2%	9,678
August 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.7%	11,057
July 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.8%	11,510
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	3.8%	11,580
May 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.8%	11,312
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