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Jacksonville, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Jacksonville rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Jacksonville peaked in May 2020 at 11.1% and is now 8.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in January 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Jacksonville unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Florida 2.9% +0.1 +0.2
Jacksonville 3.0% +0.1 +0.4
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Jacksonville, Florida, National

Jacksonville, Florida monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Jacksonville, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Jacksonville peaked in May 2020 at 84,204. There are now 57,834 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 21,215 in January 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 5,155. Jacksonville employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Jacksonville, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Jacksonville 26,370 +466 +4,701

Number of Unemployed Persons

Jacksonville, Florida Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Florida
Unemployment Rate		 Jacksonville
Unemployment Rate		 Jacksonville
Unemployed
December
2023		 3.7% — — —
November
2023		 3.7% 2.9% 3.0% 26,370
October
2023		 3.8% 2.8% 2.9% 25,904
September
2023		 3.8% 2.8% 2.9% 25,117
August
2023		 3.8% 2.7% 2.8% 24,475
July
2023		 3.5% 2.7% 2.7% 23,826
June
2023		 3.6% 2.6% 2.7% 23,276
May
2023		 3.7% 2.6% 2.6% 22,715
April
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.6% 22,026
March
2023		 3.5% 2.6% 2.6% 21,798
February
2023		 3.6% 2.6% 2.5% 21,292
January
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.5% 21,215

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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