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Unemployment rate in Collier County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 46 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 5, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Collier County · Florida · United States · World
−1.2 pp since 2015
Collier 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
Collier County
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 Collier County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.1% · 2025
First value 3.8% · 2000
Highest 11.7% · 2010
Lowest 3.0% · 2023
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearCollier CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.1% +0.8 pp 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.3% +0.3 pp 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.0% −0.1 pp 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.1% −1.0 pp 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.1% −3.6 pp 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.7% +4.3 pp 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.4% −0.3 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.7% −0.7 pp 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.4% −0.6 pp 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.0% −0.3 pp 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.3% −0.9 pp 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.2% −1.2 pp 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 7.4% −1.3 pp 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 8.7% −1.6 pp 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 10.3% −1.4 pp 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 11.7% +0.8 pp 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 10.9% +3.8 pp 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 7.1% +2.7 pp 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.4% +1.2 pp 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.2% −0.3 pp 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.5% −0.8 pp 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.3% −0.8 pp 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.1% −0.1 pp 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.2% +0.9 pp 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.3% +0.5 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.8% 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 · Regions of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
67 Monroe County 3.5%
66 St. Johns County 4.0%
65 Okaloosa County 4.6%
64 Walton County 4.7%
63 Wakulla County 4.7%
62 Lafayette County 4.7%
61 Franklin County 4.7%
60 Alachua County 4.7%
59 Union County 4.9%
58 Santa Rosa County 4.9%
57 Bradford County 4.9%
56 Pinellas County 5.0%
55 Seminole County 5.0%
54 Orange County 5.1%
53 Leon County 5.1%
52 Sarasota County 5.1%
51 Manatee County 5.1%
50 Hillsborough County 5.1%
49 Clay County 5.1%
48 Palm Beach County 5.2%
47 Lee County 5.2%
46 Broward County 5.2%
45 Nassau County 5.2%
44 Gulf County 5.3%
43 Collier County 5.3%
42 Martin County 5.4%
41 Suwannee County 5.5%
40 Bay County 5.5%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015

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.