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Unemployment rate in Key West

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 77 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 5, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Key West · Monroe County · Florida · United States · World
−0.6 pp since 2015
Key West Monroe 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
Key West
2.6%
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 Key West · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 2.6% · 2025
First value 2.5% · 2000
Highest 10.2% · 2020
Lowest 1.9% · 2022
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearKey WestChange Monroe CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 2.6% +0.5 pp 2.8% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 2.1% +0.2 pp 2.2% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 1.9% ±0.0 pp 2.0% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 1.9% −1.2 pp 2.1% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 3.1% −7.1 pp 3.3% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 10.2% +8.0 pp 8.5% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 2.2% −0.5 pp 2.3% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 2.7% −0.6 pp 2.9% 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.3% +0.2 pp 3.6% 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 3.1% −0.1 pp 3.4% 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 3.2% −0.8 pp 3.5% 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 4.0% −0.6 pp 4.3% 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 4.6% −0.6 pp 5.1% 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 5.2% −1.1 pp 5.9% 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 6.3% −0.6 pp 7.1% 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 6.9% +0.2 pp 7.8% 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 6.7% +2.8 pp 6.7% 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 3.9% +1.5 pp 4.1% 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 2.4% +0.2 pp 2.7% 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 2.2% −0.2 pp 2.5% 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 2.4% −0.3 pp 2.7% 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 2.7% −0.3 pp 3.1% 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 3.0% −0.5 pp 3.5% 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 3.5% +0.4 pp 4.0% 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 3.1% +0.6 pp 3.6% 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 2.5% 2.9% 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 · Towns of Florida

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Fort Pierce 7.4%
2 Miami Gardens 6.1%
3 North Miami 5.8%
4 Daytona Beach 5.5%
5 Homestead 5.4%
6 Sebastian 5.4%
7 Riviera Beach 5.1%
8 Lauderdale Lakes 4.9%
9 Lauderhill 4.9%
10 DeLand 4.8%
11 Hialeah 4.8%
12 North Miami Beach 4.8%
13 Palm Coast 4.7%
14 Titusville 4.7%
15 Deltona 4.6%
16 Palm Bay 4.6%
17 Port St. Lucie 4.6%
18 Bonita Springs 4.5%
19 Bradenton 4.5%
20 Coral Gables 4.5%
21 Estero 4.5%
22 Panama City 4.5%
23 Aventura 4.4%
24 Cutler Bay 4.4%
25 Melbourne 4.4%
…
75 Davie 3.6%
76 Palm Beach Gardens 3.6%
77 Parkland 3.5%
78 Key West 3.3%

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

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.