Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Palm Bay fell 0.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 12.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Palm Bay peaked in April 2020 at 13.1% and is now 0.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Palm Bay 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
Palm Bay	12.9%	-0.2	+9.6

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: Palm Bay, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Palm Bay, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Palm Bay peaked in April 2020 at 35,046. There are now 7 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Palm Bay employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Palm Bay, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Palm Bay	35,039	-7	+25,729

Number of Unemployed Persons

Palm Bay, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Palm Bay Unemployment Rate	Palm Bay Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	14.5%	12.9%	35,039
April 2020	14.7%	13.8%	13.1%	35,046
March 2020	4.4%	4.4%	4.5%	12,755
February 2020	3.5%	2.8%	3.0%	8,540
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	2.9%	8,454
December 2019	3.5%	2.9%	2.9%	8,246
November 2019	3.5%	2.8%	2.9%	8,341
October 2019	3.6%	2.9%	2.9%	8,465
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	3.0%	8,609
August 2019	3.7%	3.0%	3.1%	8,769
July 2019	3.7%	3.1%	3.1%	8,936