The Villages, Florida Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for The Villages rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2023 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in The Villages peaked in February 2010 at 13.2% and is now 8.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in April 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.8 percentage points. You can also compare The Villages 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 |
| The Villages | 4.4% | +0.1 | +0.7 |
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 4,154. There are now 2,415 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,400 in January 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 339.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Villages | 1,739 | +28 | +328 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
The Villages, Florida Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Florida Unemployment Rate |
The Villages Unemployment Rate |
The Villages Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| November 2023 |
3.7% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 1,739 |
| October 2023 |
3.8% | 2.8% | 4.3% | 1,711 |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 2.8% | 4.2% | 1,661 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 1,564 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 1,501 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 1,457 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 1,426 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 1,404 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 1,420 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 1,404 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 1,400 |
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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