The Villages, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for The Villages fell 0.0 percentage points in July 2019 to 4.9%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in The Villages peaked in February 2010 at 13.7% and is now 8.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.8% in October 2018, 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	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.2
Florida	3.3%	-0.1	-0.2
The Villages	4.9%	0.0	-0.2

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: The Villages, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

The Villages, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in The Villages peaked in March 2010 at 3,402. There are now 1,857 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,508 in October 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 37.

Unemployed Persons	July 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
The Villages	1,545	-26	-32

Number of Unemployed Persons

The Villages, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	The Villages Unemployment Rate	The Villages Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	—	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	—	—
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	4.9%	1,545
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	4.9%	1,571
May 2019	3.6%	3.4%	4.9%	1,567
April 2019	3.6%	3.5%	5.0%	1,581
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	5.0%	1,591
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	5.0%	1,575
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	4.9%	1,552
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	4.8%	1,521
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	4.8%	1,514
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	4.8%	1,508