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 |
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 4,541. 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. ↩