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Unemployment rate in Pensacola

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 51 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Pensacola · Escambia County · Florida · United States · World
−1.0 pp since 2015
Pensacola Escambia 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
Pensacola
3.7%
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 Pensacola · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 3.7% · 2025
First value 4.6% · 2000
Highest 8.4% · 2009
Lowest 2.8% · 2006
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearPensacolaChange Escambia CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.7% +0.6 pp 4.3% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.1% +0.3 pp 3.6% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 2.8% ±0.0 pp 3.1% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 2.8% −1.3 pp 3.2% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.1% −2.6 pp 4.7% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 6.7% +3.8 pp 7.0% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 2.9% −0.3 pp 3.3% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.2% −0.6 pp 3.7% 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.8% −0.6 pp 4.2% 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.4% −0.3 pp 4.9% 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 4.7% −0.9 pp 5.6% 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 5.6% −0.7 pp 6.7% 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 6.3% −1.0 pp 7.6% 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 7.3% −0.9 pp 8.7% 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 8.2% +0.2 pp 9.8% 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 8.0% −0.4 pp 10.1% 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 8.4% +3.1 pp 9.7% 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 5.3% +1.7 pp 6.2% 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 3.6% +0.8 pp 4.0% 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 2.8% −0.7 pp 3.2% 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.5% −1.9 pp 3.9% 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 5.4% −0.3 pp 4.9% 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.7% −0.4 pp 5.1% 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 6.1% +0.4 pp 5.5% 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 5.7% +1.1 pp 5.1% 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.6% 4.1% 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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
80 Key West 2.2%
79 Doral 2.3%
78 Miami Lakes 2.4%
77 Miami Beach 2.5%
76 Miami 2.6%
75 Palm Springs 2.7%
74 Cutler Bay 2.7%
73 Weston 2.8%
72 Rockledge 2.8%
71 Jupiter 2.8%
70 Hialeah 2.8%
69 Davie 2.8%
68 Crestview 2.8%
67 Aventura 2.8%
66 St. Petersburg 2.9%
65 Plantation 2.9%
64 Pensacola 2.9%
63 Parkland 2.9%
62 Palm Beach Gardens 2.9%
61 Coral Gables 2.9%
60 Cooper City 2.9%
59 Coconut Creek 2.9%
58 Wellington 3.0%
57 Royal Palm Beach 3.0%
56 Plant City 3.0%
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019

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.