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Unemployment rate in Hernando County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 25 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 27, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Hernando County · Florida · United States · World
−2.4 pp since 2015
Hernando 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
Hernando County
4.6%
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 Hernando County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.6% · 2025
First value 4.4% · 2000
Highest 13.6% · 2010
Lowest 3.3% · 2022
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearHernando CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.6% +0.6 pp 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 4.0% +0.6 pp 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.4% +0.1 pp 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.3% −1.4 pp 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.7% −2.9 pp 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.6% +3.7 pp 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.9% −0.3 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.2% −0.6 pp 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.8% −0.7 pp 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.5% −1.5 pp 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 7.0% −1.3 pp 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 8.3% −1.1 pp 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 9.4% −1.5 pp 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 10.9% −1.8 pp 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 12.7% −0.9 pp 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 13.6% +0.5 pp 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 13.1% +4.3 pp 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 8.8% +3.0 pp 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 5.8% +1.2 pp 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 4.6% −0.3 pp 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 4.9% −0.9 pp 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 5.8% −0.8 pp 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 6.6% −0.4 pp 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 7.0% +1.5 pp 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 5.5% +1.1 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.4% 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

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Hendry County 11.8%
2 Putnam County 9.1%
3 Citrus County 8.9%
4 Highlands County 8.8%
5 Sumter County 8.7%
6 Gadsden County 8.6%
7 St. Lucie County 8.3%
8 Hernando County 8.3%
9 Indian River County 8.2%
10 Glades County 8.0%
11 Hardee County 8.0%
12 Hamilton County 7.9%
13 Dixie County 7.7%
14 Okeechobee County 7.7%
15 Marion County 7.6%
16 Flagler County 7.6%
17 Polk County 7.5%
18 Madison County 7.4%
19 DeSoto County 7.4%
20 Brevard County 7.3%
21 Holmes County 7.3%
22 Calhoun County 7.2%
23 Charlotte County 7.1%
24 Taylor County 7.1%
25 Volusia County 7.1%
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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.