Sebring, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sebring fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2019 to 5.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.8 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Sebring peaked in August 2010 at 12.7% and is now 7.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.6 percentage points. You can also compare Sebring unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Florida	3.5%	+0.1	-0.4
Sebring	5.3%	0.0	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Sebring, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Sebring, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Sebring peaked in August 2010 at 4,744. There are now 2,826 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,351 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 567.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sebring	1,918	-7	-45

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sebring, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Sebring Unemployment Rate	Sebring Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	5.3%	1,918
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	5.3%	1,925
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	4.7%	1,704
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	4.0%	1,451
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	3.8%	1,368
September 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.7%	1,351
August 2018	3.8%	3.4%	4.4%	1,591
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	4.9%	1,744
June 2018	4.0%	3.6%	5.2%	1,843
May 2018	3.8%	3.7%	5.2%	1,850
April 2018	3.9%	3.7%	5.5%	1,924