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Unemployment rate in Levy County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 26 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 28, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Levy County · Florida · United States · World
−1.2 pp since 2015
Levy 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
Levy 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 Levy County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.6% · 2025
First value 3.9% · 2000
Highest 12.0% · 2010
Lowest 3.4% · 2023
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearLevy 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 3.5% −1.0 pp 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.5% −1.6 pp 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 6.1% +2.4 pp 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.7% −0.2 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.9% −0.6 pp 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.5% −0.7 pp 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.2% −0.6 pp 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.8% −1.3 pp 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.1% −1.4 pp 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.5% −1.1 pp 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 9.6% −1.5 pp 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 11.1% −0.9 pp 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 12.0% +0.7 pp 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 11.3% +4.1 pp 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 7.2% +2.9 pp 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.3% +0.7 pp 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.6% −0.2 pp 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.8% −1.0 pp 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.8% −0.7 pp 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.5% −0.4 pp 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.9% +0.6 pp 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 5.3% +1.4 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.9% 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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Sumter County 8.1%
2 Hendry County 7.1%
3 Taylor County 6.9%
4 Highlands County 6.7%
5 Gadsden County 6.6%
6 Citrus County 6.4%
7 Putnam County 6.3%
8 Glades County 6.3%
9 Indian River County 6.2%
10 Madison County 6.1%
11 Hamilton County 6.1%
12 Hardee County 6.0%
13 Okeechobee County 5.8%
14 Marion County 5.7%
15 St. Lucie County 5.7%
16 Dixie County 5.7%
17 Charlotte County 5.6%
18 Calhoun County 5.6%
19 Washington County 5.6%
20 Flagler County 5.5%
21 Hernando County 5.5%
22 Miami-Dade County 5.4%
23 Polk County 5.4%
24 DeSoto County 5.4%
25 Liberty County 5.3%
…
28 Brevard County 5.2%
29 Jackson County 5.2%
30 Volusia County 5.2%
31 Levy County 5.2%
32 Martin County 5.0%
33 Collier County 5.0%
34 Lafayette County 5.0%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

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.