Ocala, Florida Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Ocala fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Ocala peaked in January 2010 at 13.4% and is now 10.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Ocala unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Florida | 2.6% | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| Ocala | 3.1% | -0.1 | -0.8 |
Unemployment Rate: Ocala, Florida, National
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 13,054 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Ocala employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Ocala, Florida) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocala | 4,516 | -76 | -1,044 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Ocala, Florida Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Florida Unemployment Rate |
Ocala Unemployment Rate |
Ocala Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 4,516 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 4,592 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 4,681 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 4,665 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 4,642 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 4,678 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 4,745 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 4,818 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 4,847 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 4,977 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.1% | 3.6% | 5,165 |
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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