Tallahassee, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Tallahassee fell 0.1 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Tallahassee peaked in October 2010 at 8.6% and is now 5.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Tallahassee 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
Tallahassee	3.2%	-0.1	-0.2

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: Tallahassee, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Tallahassee, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Tallahassee peaked in October 2010 at 16,485. There are now 10,137 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Tallahassee employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Tallahassee, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Tallahassee	6,348	-48	-151

Number of Unemployed Persons

Tallahassee, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Tallahassee Unemployment Rate	Tallahassee Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.2%	6,348
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.3%	6,396
May 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.3%	6,475
April 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.3%	6,538
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.4%	6,602
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.4%	6,580
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	3.3%	6,525
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.3%	6,396
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.3%	6,380
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	3.3%	6,349