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Tallahassee, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Tallahassee fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Tallahassee peaked in July 2020 at 9.2% and is now 6.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.6% in August 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Tallahassee unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Florida 2.6% -0.1 -0.9
Tallahassee 2.6% 0.0 -0.7
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Tallahassee, Florida, National

Tallahassee, Florida monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Tallahassee, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Tallahassee peaked in July 2020 at 17,691. There are now 12,404 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 5,202 in September 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 85. Tallahassee employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Tallahassee, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Tallahassee 5,287 -90 -1,302

Number of Unemployed Persons

Tallahassee, Florida Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Florida
Unemployment Rate
Tallahassee
Unemployment Rate
Tallahassee
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.6% 5,287
December
2022
3.5% 2.7% 2.6% 5,377
November
2022
3.6% 2.7% 2.7% 5,400
October
2022
3.7% 2.7% 2.6% 5,271
September
2022
3.5% 2.7% 2.6% 5,202
August
2022
3.7% 2.7% 2.6% 5,261
July
2022
3.5% 2.7% 2.7% 5,421
June
2022
3.6% 2.8% 2.8% 5,624
May
2022
3.6% 2.9% 2.9% 5,793
April
2022
3.6% 3.0% 3.0% 5,943
March
2022
3.6% 3.1% 3.1% 6,140

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.