Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lakeland rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2020 to 7.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Lakeland peaked in May 2020 at 18.0% and is now 10.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.0% in October 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Lakeland unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
Florida | 6.4% | 0.0 | +3.6 |
Lakeland | 7.1% | +0.1 | +3.8 |
Unemployment Rate: Lakeland, Florida, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Lakeland, Florida Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Lakeland peaked in May 2020 at 55,118. There are now 33,418 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 21,183 in October 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 517. Lakeland employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lakeland, Florida) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Lakeland | 21,700 | +517 | +11,415 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Lakeland, Florida Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Florida Unemployment Rate |
Lakeland Unemployment Rate |
Lakeland Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 21,700 |
October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 21,183 |
September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.2% | 7.8% | 23,732 |
August 2020 |
8.4% | 7.3% | 8.7% | 26,981 |
July 2020 |
10.2% | 11.4% | 12.8% | 38,743 |
June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.3% | 13.4% | 40,333 |
May 2020 |
13.3% | 13.7% | 18.0% | 55,118 |
April 2020 |
14.8% | 13.8% | 14.5% | 41,650 |
March 2020 |
4.4% | 4.4% | 5.1% | 15,672 |
February 2020 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 10,595 |
January 2020 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 10,465 |
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. ↩