Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Orlando fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2018 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Orlando peaked in December 2009 at 11.3% and is now 7.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.4% in December 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Orlando unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Florida	3.9%	0.0	-0.4
Orlando	3.4%	-0.1	-0.6

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Orlando, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Orlando, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Orlando peaked in November 2010 at 127,546. There are now 82,729 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Orlando employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Orlando, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Orlando	44,817	-1,604	-6,571

Number of Unemployed Persons

Orlando, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Orlando Unemployment Rate	Orlando Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	3.8%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.4%	44,817
March 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.5%	46,421
February 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.5%	46,290
January 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.5%	46,776
December 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.4%	45,595
November 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.5%	45,917
October 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.5%	45,787
September 2017	4.2%	3.9%	3.5%	46,263
August 2017	4.4%	4.0%	3.6%	47,084
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	3.7%	47,711
June 2017	4.3%	4.1%	3.8%	48,872