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Jacksonville, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jacksonville rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 2.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Jacksonville peaked in May 2020 at 11.1% and is now 8.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in January 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Jacksonville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Florida 2.8% +0.1 +0.1
Jacksonville 2.9% +0.1 +0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Jacksonville, Florida, National

Jacksonville, Florida monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jacksonville, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jacksonville peaked in May 2020 at 84,204. There are now 59,076 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 21,215 in January 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 3,913. Jacksonville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jacksonville, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Jacksonville 25,128 +653 +3,257

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jacksonville, Florida Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Florida
Unemployment Rate		 Jacksonville
Unemployment Rate		 Jacksonville
Unemployed
October
2023		 3.9% 2.8% — —
September
2023		 3.8% 2.8% 2.9% 25,128
August
2023		 3.8% 2.7% 2.8% 24,475
July
2023		 3.5% 2.7% 2.7% 23,826
June
2023		 3.6% 2.6% 2.7% 23,276
May
2023		 3.7% 2.6% 2.6% 22,715
April
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.6% 22,026
March
2023		 3.5% 2.6% 2.6% 21,798
February
2023		 3.6% 2.6% 2.5% 21,292
January
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.5% 21,215
December
2022		 3.5% 2.7% 2.6% 21,712
November
2022		 3.6% 2.7% 2.6% 21,669

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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