Tallahassee, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Tallahassee rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Tallahassee peaked in November 2010 at 8.7% and is now 5.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.0% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Tallahassee 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
Tallahassee	3.1%	+0.1	-0.6

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: Tallahassee, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Tallahassee, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Tallahassee peaked in November 2010 at 16,649. There are now 10,750 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,808 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 91. Tallahassee employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Tallahassee, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Tallahassee	5,899	+91	-1,173

Number of Unemployed Persons

Tallahassee, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Tallahassee Unemployment Rate	Tallahassee Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.4%	3.1%	5,899
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	3.0%	5,808
August 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.4%	6,599
July 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.5%	6,823
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	3.5%	6,785
May 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.5%	6,700
April 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.7%	7,131
March 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.8%	7,299
February 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.7%	7,183
January 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.7%	7,119
December 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.6%	6,913