Sebring, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Sebring rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Sebring peaked in August 2010 at 12.7% and is now 8.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Sebring unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Florida	3.4%	-0.1	-0.5
Sebring	3.8%	+0.1	-1.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 3,377 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 16.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Sebring	1,367	+16	-484

Number of Unemployed Persons

Sebring, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Sebring Unemployment Rate	Sebring Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.4%	3.8%	1,367
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.7%	1,351
August 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.4%	1,591
July 2018	3.9%	3.7%	4.9%	1,744
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	5.2%	1,843
May 2018	3.8%	3.8%	5.2%	1,850
April 2018	3.9%	3.9%	5.5%	1,924
March 2018	4.1%	3.9%	5.6%	1,978
February 2018	4.1%	3.9%	5.5%	1,963
January 2018	4.1%	3.9%	5.6%	1,962
December 2017	4.1%	3.9%	5.2%	1,850