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Unemployment rate in Dixie County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 8 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Dixie County · Florida · United States · World
−1.2 pp since 2015
Dixie 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
Dixie County
5.1%
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 Dixie County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 5.1% · 2025
First value 4.5% · 2000
Highest 12.9% · 2010
Lowest 3.5% · 2006
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearDixie CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 5.1% +0.9 pp 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 4.2% +0.5 pp 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.7% +0.2 pp 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.5% −1.2 pp 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.7% −1.3 pp 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 6.0% +2.0 pp 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 4.0% −0.4 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.4% −0.6 pp 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 5.0% −0.7 pp 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.7% −0.6 pp 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.3% −1.4 pp 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.7% −1.2 pp 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.9% −1.7 pp 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 10.6% −1.9 pp 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 12.5% −0.4 pp 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 12.9% +1.6 pp 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 11.3% +3.8 pp 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 7.5% +3.1 pp 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.4% +0.9 pp 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.5% −0.3 pp 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.8% −1.5 pp 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 5.3% ±0.0 pp 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.3% ±0.0 pp 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.3% −0.5 pp 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 5.8% +1.3 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.5% 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Sumter County 5.0%
2 Taylor County 4.5%
3 Hamilton County 4.4%
4 Gadsden County 4.3%
5 Highlands County 4.3%
6 Citrus County 4.1%
7 Putnam County 4.1%
8 Charlotte County 3.8%
9 Hendry County 3.8%
10 Lafayette County 3.7%
11 Madison County 3.7%
12 Union County 3.7%
13 Indian River County 3.6%
14 Polk County 3.6%
15 Columbia County 3.5%
16 DeSoto County 3.5%
17 Dixie County 3.5%
18 Marion County 3.5%
19 St. Lucie County 3.5%
20 Suwannee County 3.5%
21 Hardee County 3.5%
22 Levy County 3.5%
23 Okeechobee County 3.5%
24 Washington County 3.5%
25 Bradford County 3.4%
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022

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.