Sebring, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sebring rose 0.6 percentage points in May 2020 to 11.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.6 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Sebring peaked in September 2010 at 12.9% and is now 1.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.9% in November 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 8.0 percentage points. You can also compare Sebring unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Florida	14.5%	+0.7	+11.3
Sebring	11.9%	+0.6	+7.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 4,747. There are now 681 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,427 in December 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,639.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sebring	4,066	+257	+2,325

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sebring, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Sebring Unemployment Rate	Sebring Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	14.5%	11.9%	4,066
April 2020	14.7%	13.8%	11.3%	3,809
March 2020	4.4%	4.4%	6.2%	2,308
February 2020	3.5%	2.8%	4.3%	1,561
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	4.1%	1,501
December 2019	3.5%	2.9%	3.9%	1,427
November 2019	3.5%	2.8%	3.9%	1,432
October 2019	3.6%	2.9%	4.0%	1,450
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	4.1%	1,480
August 2019	3.7%	3.0%	4.2%	1,527
July 2019	3.7%	3.1%	4.4%	1,591