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Ocala, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ocala rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Ocala peaked in January 2010 at 13.4% and is now 9.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in January 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Ocala 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
Ocala 3.6% +0.1 +0.4
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: Ocala, Florida, National

Ocala, Florida monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Ocala, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Ocala peaked in February 2010 at 17,570. There are now 12,050 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,612 in February 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 908. Ocala employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Ocala, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Ocala 5,520 +172 +706

Number of Unemployed Persons

Ocala, Florida Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Florida
Unemployment Rate
Ocala
Unemployment Rate
Ocala
Unemployed
October
2023
3.9% 2.8%
September
2023
3.8% 2.8% 3.6% 5,520
August
2023
3.8% 2.7% 3.5% 5,348
July
2023
3.5% 2.7% 3.4% 5,191
June
2023
3.6% 2.6% 3.3% 5,041
May
2023
3.7% 2.6% 3.2% 4,906
April
2023
3.4% 2.6% 3.1% 4,748
March
2023
3.5% 2.6% 3.1% 4,696
February
2023
3.6% 2.6% 3.1% 4,612
January
2023
3.4% 2.6% 3.1% 4,618
December
2022
3.5% 2.7% 3.2% 4,743
November
2022
3.6% 2.7% 3.2% 4,737

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.