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Unemployment rate in Bradenton

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 15 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 4, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Bradenton · Manatee County · Florida · United States · World
−1.3 pp since 2015
Bradenton Manatee 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
Bradenton
4.3%
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 Bradenton · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.3% · 2025
First value 4.3% · 2000
Highest 11.9% · 2010
Lowest 3.1% · 2006
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearBradentonChange Manatee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.3% +0.5 pp 4.2% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.8% +0.5 pp 3.5% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.3% ±0.0 pp 3.1% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.3% −1.5 pp 3.0% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.8% −3.6 pp 4.1% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 8.4% +4.9 pp 7.1% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.5% −0.3 pp 3.2% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.8% −0.7 pp 3.5% 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.5% −0.6 pp 4.0% 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.1% −0.5 pp 4.6% 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.6% −0.5 pp 5.1% 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.1% −1.1 pp 6.0% 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 7.2% −1.5 pp 7.0% 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 8.7% −1.9 pp 8.4% 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 10.6% −1.3 pp 10.1% 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 11.9% +0.7 pp 11.5% 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 11.2% +4.2 pp 11.4% 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 7.0% +3.0 pp 7.1% 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.0% +0.9 pp 4.2% 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.1% −0.3 pp 3.1% 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.4% −2.2 pp 3.5% 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 5.6% −0.9 pp 4.2% 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 6.5% −0.3 pp 4.9% 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 6.8% +1.2 pp 5.2% 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 5.6% +1.3 pp 4.2% 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.3% 3.2% 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 · Towns of Florida

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Fort Pierce 12.0%
2 Miami Gardens 9.9%
3 North Miami 9.3%
4 Daytona Beach 8.0%
5 Palm Bay 7.7%
6 Hallandale Beach 7.6%
7 Deltona 7.5%
8 North Miami Beach 7.5%
9 Palm Coast 7.5%
10 Riviera Beach 7.3%
11 Titusville 7.3%
12 Panama City 7.2%
13 Melbourne 7.1%
14 Lauderdale Lakes 7.0%
15 Port St. Lucie 7.0%
16 DeLand 6.8%
17 Jacksonville 6.8%
18 Hialeah 6.6%
19 Lauderhill 6.6%
20 Miami 6.6%
21 North Port 6.5%
22 Tamarac 6.5%
23 Cape Coral 6.4%
24 Fort Myers 6.4%
25 Hollywood 6.4%
…
27 North Lauderdale 6.3%
28 Miramar 6.2%
29 Ormond Beach 6.2%
30 Bradenton 6.1%
31 Homestead 6.1%
32 Pompano Beach 6.1%
33 Rockledge 6.1%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2014

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.