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Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pensacola fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Pensacola peaked in April 2020 at 11.5% and is now 9.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in September 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Pensacola 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
Pensacola 2.5% -0.1 -0.7
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Pensacola, Florida, National

Pensacola, Florida monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Pensacola, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Pensacola peaked in April 2020 at 24,502. There are now 18,482 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Pensacola employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Pensacola, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Pensacola 6,020 -118 -1,589

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pensacola, Florida Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Florida
Unemployment Rate
Pensacola
Unemployment Rate
Pensacola
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.5% 6,020
December
2022
3.5% 2.7% 2.6% 6,138
November
2022
3.6% 2.7% 2.6% 6,165
October
2022
3.7% 2.7% 2.6% 6,098
September
2022
3.5% 2.7% 2.5% 6,044
August
2022
3.7% 2.7% 2.6% 6,117
July
2022
3.5% 2.7% 2.7% 6,300
June
2022
3.6% 2.8% 2.8% 6,519
May
2022
3.6% 2.9% 2.8% 6,669
April
2022
3.6% 3.0% 2.9% 6,863
March
2022
3.6% 3.1% 3.0% 7,091

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.