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Unemployment rate in Key West
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 2000 – 2025
| Year | Key West | Change | Monroe County | Florida | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Aventura | 6.6% | |
| 56 | Boca Raton | 7.2% | |
| 57 | Bonita Springs | 7.2% | |
| 21 | Boynton Beach | 9.0% | |
| 30 | Bradenton | 8.4% | |
| 45 | Cape Coral | 7.6% | |
| 50 | Clearwater | 7.4% | |
| 37 | Coconut Creek | 8.0% | |
| 68 | Cooper City | 6.7% | |
| 82 | Coral Gables | 4.8% | |
| 31 | Coral Springs | 8.4% | |
| 79 | Crestview | 5.7% | |
| 74 | Cutler Bay | 6.4% | |
| 3 | Dania Beach | 12.1% | |
| 51 | Davie | 7.4% | |
| 5 | Daytona Beach | 11.1% | |
| 35 | DeLand | 8.1% | |
| 22 | Deerfield Beach | 9.0% | |
| 16 | Delray Beach | 9.4% | |
| 32 | Deltona | 8.3% | |
| 77 | Doral | 5.8% | |
| 65 | Dunedin | 7.0% | |
| 48 | Estero | 7.5% | |
| 9 | Fort Lauderdale | 10.7% | |
| 25 | Fort Myers | 8.6% | |
| … | |||
| 58 | Homestead | 7.2% | |
| 60 | Jacksonville | 7.1% | |
| 76 | Jupiter | 5.9% | |
| 11 | Key West | 10.2% | |
| 44 | Lake Worth Beach | 7.7% | |
| 59 | Largo | 7.2% | |
| 2 | Lauderdale Lakes | 12.7% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.
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