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Unemployment rate in Bradenton

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 15 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 5, 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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Lauderhill 13.0%
2 Lauderdale Lakes 12.7%
3 Dania Beach 12.1%
4 North Miami 12.1%
5 Daytona Beach 11.1%
6 Riviera Beach 11.1%
7 Hallandale Beach 11.0%
8 Miami Gardens 11.0%
9 Fort Lauderdale 10.7%
10 Fort Pierce 10.4%
11 Key West 10.2%
12 North Miami Beach 10.0%
13 Pompano Beach 9.9%
14 Hollywood 9.8%
15 Oakland Park 9.8%
16 Delray Beach 9.4%
17 Tamarac 9.4%
18 North Lauderdale 9.3%
19 Sunrise 9.3%
20 Margate 9.2%
21 Boynton Beach 9.0%
22 Deerfield Beach 9.0%
23 Miramar 8.9%
24 Temple Terrace 8.8%
25 Fort Myers 8.6%
…
27 Miami Beach 8.5%
28 Pembroke Pines 8.5%
29 Tampa 8.5%
30 Bradenton 8.4%
31 Coral Springs 8.4%
32 Deltona 8.3%
33 Plantation 8.2%
…

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.