The Villages, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for The Villages rose 0.7 percentage points in May 2020 to 13.2%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.3 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in The Villages peaked in February 2010 at 13.7% and is now 0.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.0% in December 2019, the unemployment rate has now grown by 9.2 percentage points. You can also compare The Villages unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Florida	14.5%	+0.7	+11.3
The Villages	13.2%	+0.7	+8.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: The Villages, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

The Villages, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in The Villages in May 2020 is at a new high of 4,061.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
The Villages	4,061	+262	+2,496

Number of Unemployed Persons

The Villages, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	The Villages Unemployment Rate	The Villages Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	14.5%	13.2%	4,061
April 2020	14.7%	13.8%	12.5%	3,799
March 2020	4.4%	4.4%	6.2%	2,043
February 2020	3.5%	2.8%	4.3%	1,415
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	4.2%	1,391
December 2019	3.5%	2.9%	4.0%	1,321
November 2019	3.5%	2.8%	4.1%	1,351
October 2019	3.6%	2.9%	4.2%	1,387
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	4.4%	1,428
August 2019	3.7%	3.0%	4.5%	1,472
July 2019	3.7%	3.1%	4.6%	1,512