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Unemployment rate in Palm Coast

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 7 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 · Palm Coast · Flagler County · Florida · United States · World
−1.7 pp since 2015
Palm Coast Flagler 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
Palm Coast
4.7%
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 Palm Coast · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.7% · 2025
First value 3.1% · 2000
Highest 14.0% · 2009
Lowest 3.1% · 2000
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearPalm CoastChange Flagler CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.7% +0.8 pp 4.8% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.9% +0.4 pp 4.0% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.5% +0.1 pp 3.6% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.4% −1.3 pp 3.4% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.7% −3.1 pp 4.7% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.8% +4.0 pp 7.8% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.8% −0.3 pp 3.8% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.1% −0.6 pp 4.1% 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.7% −0.8 pp 4.8% 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.5% −0.9 pp 5.5% 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.4% −1.1 pp 6.3% 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.5% −1.0 pp 7.6% 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.5% −1.5 pp 8.7% 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 10.0% −1.2 pp 10.2% 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 11.2% −0.7 pp 11.6% 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 11.9% −2.1 pp 12.4% 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 14.0% +4.4 pp 14.5% 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 9.6% +3.3 pp 9.9% 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 6.3% +1.8 pp 6.6% 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 4.5% +0.2 pp 4.6% 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 4.3% −0.2 pp 4.4% 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.5% −0.5 pp 5.3% 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.0% −0.2 pp 5.9% 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.2% +1.1 pp 6.1% 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.1% +1.0 pp 4.8% 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.1% 3.6% 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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Fort Pierce 8.0%
2 Miami Gardens 7.0%
3 North Miami 6.5%
4 Daytona Beach 6.3%
5 Hialeah 5.6%
6 Lauderhill 5.6%
7 Riviera Beach 5.6%
8 DeLand 5.5%
9 Homestead 5.5%
10 North Miami Beach 5.5%
11 Palm Coast 5.5%
12 Lauderdale Lakes 5.4%
13 Palm Bay 5.4%
14 Titusville 5.4%
15 Aventura 5.3%
16 Coral Gables 5.2%
17 Bradenton 5.1%
18 Deltona 5.1%
19 Estero 5.1%
20 Melbourne 5.1%
21 Panama City 5.1%
22 Port St. Lucie 5.1%
23 Bonita Springs 5.0%
24 Cutler Bay 5.0%
25 Jacksonville 5.0%
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

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.