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Unemployment rate in Pinellas County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 64 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 31, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Pinellas County · Florida · United States · World
−1.3 pp since 2015
Pinellas 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
Pinellas County
3.7%
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 Pinellas County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 3.7% · 2025
First value 3.3% · 2000
Highest 10.9% · 2010
Lowest 2.7% · 2022
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearPinellas CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.7% +0.5 pp 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.2% +0.5 pp 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 2.7% ±0.0 pp 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 2.7% −1.4 pp 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.1% −3.3 pp 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.4% +4.3 pp 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.1% −0.3 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.4% −0.5 pp 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.9% −0.6 pp 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.5% −0.5 pp 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.0% −1.0 pp 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.0% −1.0 pp 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 7.0% −1.3 pp 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 8.3% −1.6 pp 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 9.9% −1.0 pp 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 10.9% +0.3 pp 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 10.6% +4.0 pp 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 6.6% +2.5 pp 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.1% +0.7 pp 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.4% −0.5 pp 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.9% −0.7 pp 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.6% −0.9 pp 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.5% −0.3 pp 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.8% +1.3 pp 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.5% +1.2 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.3% 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 · Regions of Florida

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Taylor County 6.9%
2 Hamilton County 6.4%
3 Sumter County 6.3%
4 Gadsden County 6.1%
5 Highlands County 6.1%
6 Putnam County 6.0%
7 Madison County 5.9%
8 Osceola County 5.8%
9 Citrus County 5.5%
10 Miami-Dade County 5.5%
11 Polk County 5.4%
12 Orange County 5.2%
13 Indian River County 5.1%
14 Broward County 5.0%
15 Columbia County 5.0%
16 Marion County 5.0%
17 St. Lucie County 5.0%
18 Hendry County 5.0%
19 Volusia County 4.9%
20 Charlotte County 4.8%
21 Jackson County 4.8%
22 Lafayette County 4.8%
23 Suwannee County 4.8%
24 Okeechobee County 4.8%
25 Washington County 4.8%
…
49 Collier County 4.1%
50 Manatee County 4.1%
51 Seminole County 4.1%
52 Pinellas County 4.1%
53 Alachua County 4.0%
54 Holmes County 3.9%
55 Jefferson County 3.9%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021

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.