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Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Crestview rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2023 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Crestview peaked in April 2020 at 13.2% and is now 10.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in January 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare Crestview 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
Crestview 2.7% +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: Crestview, Florida, National

Crestview, Florida monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Crestview, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Crestview peaked in April 2020 at 15,569. There are now 11,688 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 3,094 in January 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 787.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Crestview 3,881 +99 +694

Number of Unemployed Persons

Crestview, Florida Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Florida
Unemployment Rate
Crestview
Unemployment Rate
Crestview
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 2.9% 2.7% 3,881
October
2023
3.8% 2.8% 2.6% 3,782
September
2023
3.8% 2.8% 2.5% 3,627
August
2023
3.8% 2.7% 2.5% 3,489
July
2023
3.5% 2.7% 2.4% 3,387
June
2023
3.6% 2.6% 2.3% 3,306
May
2023
3.7% 2.6% 2.3% 3,265
April
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.2% 3,175
March
2023
3.5% 2.6% 2.2% 3,144
February
2023
3.6% 2.6% 2.2% 3,100
January
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.2% 3,094

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.