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Unemployment rate in West Melbourne

2020 – 2025 · 6 data points 44 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2020 – 2025 percent · West Melbourne · Brevard County · Florida · United States · World
West Melbourne Brevard County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
West Melbourne
3.8%
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 West Melbourne · 2020 – 2025
Latest value 3.8% · 2025
First value 5.8% · 2020
Highest 5.8% · 2020
Lowest 2.7% · 2022
Data points 6

By year

All years · 2020 – 2025

YearWest MelbourneChange Brevard CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.8% +0.6 pp 4.2% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.2% +0.5 pp 3.5% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 2.7% ±0.0 pp 3.0% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 2.7% −1.0 pp 3.0% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 3.7% −2.1 pp 4.2% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 5.8% 6.9% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Fort Pierce 5.8%
2 Venice 5.6%
3 Daytona Beach 5.4%
4 DeLand 5.0%
5 Sebastian 4.9%
6 Estero 4.7%
7 Palm Coast 4.7%
8 Riviera Beach 4.6%
9 Deltona 4.5%
10 Fort Myers 4.4%
11 Lauderhill 4.4%
12 New Smyrna Beach 4.4%
13 Titusville 4.4%
14 Bonita Springs 4.3%
15 Bradenton 4.3%
16 Lauderdale Lakes 4.3%
17 North Port 4.3%
18 Ormond Beach 4.3%
19 Palm Bay 4.3%
20 Port St. Lucie 4.3%
21 Boca Raton 4.2%
22 Jacksonville 4.2%
23 Panama City 4.2%
24 Tarpon Springs 4.2%
25 Temple Terrace 4.2%
…
41 Sunrise 3.8%
42 Tamarac 3.8%
43 Wellington 3.8%
44 West Melbourne 3.8%
45 Weston 3.8%
46 Cooper City 3.7%
47 Deerfield Beach 3.7%
…

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

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.