Sebring, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sebring fell 0.2 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Sebring peaked in September 2010 at 12.8% and is now 7.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Sebring unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Florida	3.3%	-0.1	-0.2
Sebring	4.9%	-0.2	+0.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with July 2019 data as August 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 October 2010 at 4,737. There are now 2,997 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,585 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 155.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sebring	1,740	-72	+69

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sebring, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Sebring Unemployment Rate	Sebring Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	4.9%	1,740
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	5.1%	1,812
May 2019	3.6%	3.4%	5.1%	1,831
April 2019	3.6%	3.5%	5.1%	1,821
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	5.0%	1,802
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	4.8%	1,758
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	4.7%	1,693
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	4.4%	1,615
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	4.4%	1,604
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	4.3%	1,585