Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Palm Bay fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Palm Bay peaked in February 2010 at 11.5% and is now 8.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Palm Bay 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
Palm Bay	3.0%	0.0	-0.9

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: Palm Bay, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Palm Bay, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Palm Bay peaked in November 2010 at 30,948. There are now 22,810 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	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Palm Bay	8,138	-76	-2,335

Number of Unemployed Persons

Palm Bay, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Palm Bay Unemployment Rate	Palm Bay Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.4%	3.0%	8,138
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.0%	8,214
August 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.5%	9,446
July 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.6%	9,896
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	3.7%	9,935
May 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.6%	9,768
April 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.8%	10,264
March 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.9%	10,566
February 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.9%	10,410
January 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.9%	10,546
December 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.8%	10,249