Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Orlando fell 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Orlando peaked in December 2009 at 11.3% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Orlando unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Florida	3.4%	-0.1	-0.5
Orlando	2.7%	-0.1	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 90,496 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Orlando employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Orlando, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Orlando	37,050	-89	-8,737

Number of Unemployed Persons

Orlando, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Orlando Unemployment Rate	Orlando Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.4%	2.7%	37,050
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	2.8%	37,139
August 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.2%	43,133
July 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.3%	44,886
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	3.3%	44,502
May 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.2%	43,045
April 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.4%	44,852
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