Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Tampa fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 3.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Tampa peaked in December 2009 at 11.9% and is now 8.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in August 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Tampa 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
Tampa	3.3%	0.0	-0.1

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: Tampa, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Tampa, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Tampa peaked in October 2010 at 154,633. There are now 104,147 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 50,173 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 313. Tampa employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Tampa, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Tampa	50,486	-845	-1,269

Number of Unemployed Persons

Tampa, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Tampa Unemployment Rate	Tampa Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.3%	50,486
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	3.3%	51,331
May 2019	3.6%	3.4%	3.4%	51,772
April 2019	3.6%	3.5%	3.4%	52,323
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.4%	52,755
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.4%	52,443
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	3.4%	51,750
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.3%	50,602
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.3%	50,439
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	3.3%	50,173