Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sebastian fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 5.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.1 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Sebastian peaked in October 2010 at 14.0% and is now 9.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in September 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.2 percentage points. You can also compare Sebastian unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | February 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 4.1% | 0.0 | -0.6 |
Florida | 3.9% | 0.0 | -0.6 |
Sebastian | 5.0% | 0.0 | -1.3 |
Unemployment Rate: Sebastian, Florida, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Sebastian, Florida Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Sebastian peaked in November 2010 at 8,664. There are now 5,451 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,451 in September 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 762. Sebastian employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Sebastian, Florida) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | February 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Sebastian | 3,213 | +21 | -834 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Sebastian, Florida Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Florida Unemployment Rate |
Sebastian Unemployment Rate |
Sebastian Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2018 |
4.1% | — | — | — |
February 2018 |
4.1% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 3,213 |
January 2018 |
4.1% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 3,192 |
December 2017 |
4.1% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 3,112 |
November 2017 |
4.1% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 2,932 |
October 2017 |
4.1% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 2,546 |
September 2017 |
4.2% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 2,451 |
August 2017 |
4.4% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 2,716 |
July 2017 |
4.3% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 2,822 |
June 2017 |
4.3% | 4.1% | 4.9% | 3,112 |
May 2017 |
4.3% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 3,400 |
April 2017 |
4.4% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 3,630 |
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. ↩