Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lakeland rose 4.9 percentage points in May 2020 to 19.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.9 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate for Lakeland in May 2020 is at a new high. You can also compare Lakeland unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Florida	14.5%	+0.7	+11.3
Lakeland	19.4%	+4.9	+15.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Lakeland, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Lakeland, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Lakeland in May 2020 is at a new high of 60,753. Lakeland employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lakeland, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lakeland	60,753	+19,103	+49,069

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lakeland, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Lakeland Unemployment Rate	Lakeland Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	14.5%	19.4%	60,753
April 2020	14.7%	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	3.6%	2.8%	3.4%	10,465
December 2019	3.5%	2.9%	3.3%	10,194
November 2019	3.5%	2.8%	3.3%	10,285
October 2019	3.6%	2.9%	3.4%	10,426
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	3.4%	10,603
August 2019	3.7%	3.0%	3.5%	10,825
July 2019	3.7%	3.1%	3.6%	11,088