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Unemployment rate in Melbourne

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 27 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Melbourne · Brevard County · Florida · United States · World
−2.2 pp since 2015
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, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Melbourne
4.1%
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 Melbourne · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.1% · 2025
First value 3.5% · 2000
Highest 10.7% · 2010
Lowest 3.0% · 2023
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearMelbourneChange Brevard CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.1% +0.6 pp 4.2% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.5% +0.5 pp 3.5% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.0% −0.1 pp 3.0% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.1% −1.3 pp 3.0% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.4% −2.7 pp 4.2% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.1% +3.8 pp 6.9% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.3% −0.3 pp 3.3% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.6% −0.8 pp 3.6% 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.4% −0.7 pp 4.4% 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.1% −1.2 pp 5.2% 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.3% −0.8 pp 6.1% 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.1% −1.0 pp 7.3% 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.1% −1.2 pp 8.7% 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 9.3% −0.6 pp 9.7% 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 9.9% −0.8 pp 11.1% 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 10.7% +1.1 pp 11.3% 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 9.6% +3.4 pp 10.2% 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 6.2% +2.0 pp 6.7% 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.2% +1.0 pp 4.4% 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.2% −0.3 pp 3.3% 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.5% −0.8 pp 3.7% 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.3% −0.8 pp 4.6% 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.1% −0.5 pp 5.4% 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.6% +1.3 pp 5.9% 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.3% +0.8 pp 4.6% 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.5% 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 · Towns of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment 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%
…
2 Lauderdale Lakes 12.7%
1 Lauderhill 13.0%
20 Margate 9.2%
61 Melbourne 7.1%
39 Miami 8.0%
27 Miami Beach 8.5%
8 Miami Gardens 11.0%
…

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

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.