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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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
82 Key West 3.1%
81 Jupiter 3.1%
80 Parkland 3.3%
79 Weston 3.4%
78 Palm Beach Gardens 3.5%
77 Rockledge 3.6%
76 Cooper City 3.6%
75 West Melbourne 3.7%
74 Dunedin 3.7%
73 Wellington 3.8%
72 Miami Lakes 3.8%
71 Crestview 3.8%
70 Coral Gables 3.8%
69 Royal Palm Beach 3.9%
68 Boca Raton 3.9%
67 Plant City 4.0%
66 Davie 4.0%
65 Bonita Springs 4.0%
64 Port Orange 4.1%
63 Plantation 4.1%
62 Pinellas Park 4.1%
61 Pensacola 4.1%
60 Largo 4.1%
59 Estero 4.1%
58 Coconut Creek 4.1%
…
33 Cutler Bay 4.7%
32 Titusville 4.8%
31 Tampa 4.8%
30 Bradenton 4.8%
29 Boynton Beach 4.8%
28 Sunrise 4.9%
27 Deerfield Beach 4.9%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021

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.