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Unemployment rate in Leon County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 51 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Leon County · Florida · United States · World
−1.0 pp since 2015
Leon County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Leon County
4.1%
Florida
3.9%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Leon County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.1% · 2025
First value 3.1% · 2000
Highest 8.0% · 2010
Lowest 2.8% · 2006
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearLeon CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.1% +0.7 pp 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.4% +0.4 pp 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.0% ±0.0 pp 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.0% −1.3 pp 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.3% −1.8 pp 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 6.1% +3.0 pp 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.1% −0.3 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.4% −0.5 pp 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.9% −0.6 pp 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.5% −0.6 pp 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.1% −0.7 pp 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 5.8% −0.6 pp 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 6.4% −0.8 pp 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 7.2% −0.7 pp 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 7.9% −0.1 pp 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 8.0% +1.1 pp 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 6.9% +2.3 pp 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 4.6% +1.5 pp 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 3.1% +0.3 pp 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 2.8% −0.4 pp 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.2% −0.6 pp 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 3.8% −0.4 pp 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 4.2% −0.3 pp 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 4.5% +0.8 pp 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 3.7% +0.6 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.1% 3.7% 4.0% 6.1%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
53 Alachua County 5.8%
61 Baker County 5.2%
40 Bay County 6.3%
39 Bradford County 6.5%
34 Brevard County 6.9%
4 Broward County 9.3%
63 Calhoun County 5.2%
14 Charlotte County 8.0%
10 Citrus County 8.3%
57 Clay County 5.6%
21 Collier County 7.7%
37 Columbia County 6.6%
58 DeSoto County 5.4%
47 Dixie County 6.0%
32 Duval County 7.0%
33 Escambia County 7.0%
20 Flagler County 7.8%
43 Franklin County 6.2%
22 Gadsden County 7.7%
66 Gilchrist County 4.9%
36 Glades County 6.8%
48 Gulf County 6.0%
9 Hamilton County 8.5%
49 Hardee County 6.0%
35 Hendry County 6.9%
…
65 Lafayette County 5.1%
6 Lake County 8.8%
19 Lee County 7.8%
45 Leon County 6.1%
46 Levy County 6.1%
64 Liberty County 5.1%
27 Madison County 7.3%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.