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Unemployment rate in Melbourne

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 27 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
75 Aventura 2.0%
21 Boca Raton 3.1%
13 Bonita Springs 3.3%
34 Boynton Beach 2.9%
14 Bradenton 3.3%
22 Cape Coral 3.1%
42 Clearwater 2.8%
43 Coconut Creek 2.8%
49 Cooper City 2.7%
72 Coral Gables 2.1%
35 Coral Springs 2.9%
44 Crestview 2.8%
78 Cutler Bay 1.8%
36 Dania Beach 2.9%
68 Davie 2.5%
3 Daytona Beach 4.0%
4 DeLand 3.7%
45 Deerfield Beach 2.8%
37 Delray Beach 2.9%
11 Deltona 3.4%
82 Doral 1.7%
50 Dunedin 2.7%
6 Estero 3.6%
27 Fort Lauderdale 3.0%
12 Fort Myers 3.4%
…
9 Lauderdale Lakes 3.5%
7 Lauderhill 3.6%
54 Margate 2.7%
29 Melbourne 3.0%
79 Miami 1.8%
80 Miami Beach 1.8%
63 Miami Gardens 2.6%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

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.