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Sebring, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sebring fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2023 to 4.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Sebring peaked in September 2010 at 12.4% and is now 8.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in January 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Sebring unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Florida 2.8% +0.1 +0.1
Sebring 4.2% 0.0 +0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Sebring, Florida, National

Sebring, Florida monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sebring, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sebring peaked in October 2010 at 4,541. There are now 2,963 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,351 in January 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 227.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Sebring 1,578 +35 +221

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sebring, Florida Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Florida
Unemployment Rate		 Sebring
Unemployment Rate		 Sebring
Unemployed
October
2023		 3.9% 2.8% — —
September
2023		 3.8% 2.8% 4.2% 1,578
August
2023		 3.8% 2.7% 4.2% 1,543
July
2023		 3.5% 2.7% 4.1% 1,520
June
2023		 3.6% 2.6% 4.1% 1,496
May
2023		 3.7% 2.6% 4.0% 1,457
April
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 3.9% 1,407
March
2023		 3.5% 2.6% 3.9% 1,397
February
2023		 3.6% 2.6% 3.8% 1,366
January
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 3.7% 1,351
December
2022		 3.5% 2.7% 3.8% 1,372
November
2022		 3.6% 2.7% 3.8% 1,366

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. ↩

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