The Villages, Florida Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for The Villages rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2022 to 3.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in The Villages peaked in February 2010 at 13.2% and is now 9.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in May 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare The Villages unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.5% | -0.2 | -1.2 |
| Florida | 2.5% | -0.2 | -1.4 |
| The Villages | 3.8% | +0.1 | -1.0 |
Unemployment Rate: The Villages, Florida, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
The Villages, Florida Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in The Villages peaked in May 2020 at 4,156. There are now 2,786 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,332 in May 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 38.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Villages | 1,370 | +25 | -298 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
The Villages, Florida Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Florida Unemployment Rate |
The Villages Unemployment Rate |
The Villages Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2022 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 1,370 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 1,345 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 1,344 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 1,354 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 1,332 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 1,368 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 4.0% | 1,419 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 1,467 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 1,493 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 1,523 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 1,533 |
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. ↩
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