Sebring, Florida Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sebring fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2022 to 4.4%. 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 8.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.3% in September 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Sebring unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
| Florida | 3.0% | -0.2 | -2.1 |
| Sebring | 4.4% | 0.0 | -2.3 |
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 3,038 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,494 in November 2019, the number of unemployed has now grown by 9.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebring | 1,503 | -28 | -840 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Sebring, Florida Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Florida Unemployment Rate |
Sebring Unemployment Rate |
Sebring Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 1,503 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 1,531 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 1,568 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 1,599 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.5% | 4.8% | 1,654 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 1,640 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 1,648 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 1,733 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 1,855 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 1,993 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 2,124 |
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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