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Unemployment rate in Homestead

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 73 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Homestead · Miami-Dade County · Florida · United States · World
−3.7 pp since 2015
Homestead Miami-Dade 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
Homestead
2.8%
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 Homestead · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 2.8% · 2025
First value 5.3% · 2000
Highest 10.7% · 2010
Lowest 2.1% · 2023
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearHomesteadChange Miami-Dade CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 2.8% +0.3 pp 2.7% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 2.5% +0.4 pp 2.4% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 2.1% −0.9 pp 2.0% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.0% −2.6 pp 2.7% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 5.6% −1.6 pp 5.5% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.2% +3.8 pp 7.9% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.4% −0.4 pp 2.9% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.8% −1.6 pp 3.7% 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 5.4% −0.1 pp 4.7% 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.5% −1.0 pp 5.4% 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.5% +0.4 pp 6.0% 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.1% −1.0 pp 6.4% 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 7.1% −0.1 pp 7.4% 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 7.2% −1.6 pp 7.8% 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 8.8% −1.9 pp 9.7% 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 10.7% +3.2 pp 12.4% 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 7.5% +3.9 pp 10.1% 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 3.6% +1.1 pp 5.0% 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 2.5% +0.3 pp 3.2% 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 2.2% −0.5 pp 2.8% 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 2.7% −2.5 pp 3.3% 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 5.2% −0.5 pp 4.2% 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.7% −0.6 pp 4.6% 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 6.3% +0.1 pp 5.1% 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 6.2% +0.9 pp 5.0% 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 5.3% 4.3% 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

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Fort Pierce 5.8%
2 Venice 5.6%
3 Daytona Beach 5.4%
4 DeLand 5.0%
5 Sebastian 4.9%
6 Estero 4.7%
7 Palm Coast 4.7%
8 Riviera Beach 4.6%
9 Deltona 4.5%
10 Fort Myers 4.4%
11 Lauderhill 4.4%
12 New Smyrna Beach 4.4%
13 Titusville 4.4%
14 Bonita Springs 4.3%
15 Bradenton 4.3%
16 Lauderdale Lakes 4.3%
17 North Port 4.3%
18 Ormond Beach 4.3%
19 Palm Bay 4.3%
20 Port St. Lucie 4.3%
21 Boca Raton 4.2%
22 Jacksonville 4.2%
23 Panama City 4.2%
24 Tarpon Springs 4.2%
25 Temple Terrace 4.2%
…
70 Miami Gardens 3.3%
71 Coral Gables 3.1%
72 North Miami 3.1%
73 Homestead 2.8%
74 North Miami Beach 2.8%
75 Aventura 2.7%
76 Hialeah 2.6%
…

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

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.