Thursday, October 29 Florida
  1. Home
  2. Statistics
  3. Pasco County
  4. Economy & jobs
  5. Unemployment rate
Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Unemployment rate in Pasco County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 38 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 · Pasco County · Florida · United States · World
−1.6 pp since 2015
Pasco 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
Pasco County
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 Pasco County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.3% · 2025
First value 3.7% · 2000
Highest 12.0% · 2010
Lowest 3.0% · 2022
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearPasco CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.3% +0.6 pp 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.7% +0.5 pp 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.2% +0.2 pp 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.0% −1.3 pp 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.3% −2.8 pp 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.1% +3.7 pp 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.4% −0.4 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.8% −0.5 pp 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.3% −0.7 pp 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.0% −0.9 pp 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.9% −1.0 pp 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.9% −1.1 pp 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.0% −1.4 pp 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 9.4% −1.6 pp 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 11.0% −1.0 pp 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 12.0% +0.3 pp 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 11.7% +4.1 pp 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 7.6% +2.6 pp 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 5.0% +1.1 pp 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.9% −0.6 pp 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 4.5% −0.7 pp 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 5.2% −0.7 pp 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.9% −0.2 pp 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 6.1% +1.3 pp 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.8% +1.1 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.7% 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 Dixie County 5.7%
15 Marion County 5.7%
16 St. Lucie County 5.7%
17 Calhoun County 5.6%
18 Charlotte County 5.6%
19 Washington County 5.6%
20 Flagler County 5.5%
21 Hernando County 5.5%
22 DeSoto County 5.4%
23 Miami-Dade County 5.4%
24 Polk County 5.4%
25 Columbia County 5.3%
…
33 Lafayette County 5.0%
34 Martin County 5.0%
35 Suwannee County 5.0%
36 Pasco County 5.0%
37 Duval County 4.9%
38 Escambia County 4.9%
39 Holmes County 4.9%
…

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.