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Unemployment rate in Dixie County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 8 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 3, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Dixie County · Florida · United States · World
−1.2 pp since 2015
Dixie 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
Dixie County
5.1%
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 Dixie County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 5.1% · 2025
First value 4.5% · 2000
Highest 12.9% · 2010
Lowest 3.5% · 2006
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearDixie CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 5.1% +0.9 pp 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 4.2% +0.5 pp 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.7% +0.2 pp 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.5% −1.2 pp 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.7% −1.3 pp 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 6.0% +2.0 pp 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 4.0% −0.4 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.4% −0.6 pp 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 5.0% −0.7 pp 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.7% −0.6 pp 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.3% −1.4 pp 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.7% −1.2 pp 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.9% −1.7 pp 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 10.6% −1.9 pp 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 12.5% −0.4 pp 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 12.9% +1.6 pp 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 11.3% +3.8 pp 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 7.5% +3.1 pp 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.4% +0.9 pp 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.5% −0.3 pp 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.8% −1.5 pp 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 5.3% ±0.0 pp 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.3% ±0.0 pp 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.3% −0.5 pp 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 5.8% +1.3 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.5% 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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
67 Monroe County 2.9%
66 Walton County 3.0%
65 Wakulla County 3.1%
64 St. Johns County 3.1%
63 Okaloosa County 3.1%
62 Seminole County 3.2%
61 Orange County 3.3%
60 Baker County 3.3%
59 Nassau County 3.3%
58 Pinellas County 3.4%
57 Leon County 3.4%
56 Santa Rosa County 3.4%
55 Jefferson County 3.4%
54 Clay County 3.4%
53 Broward County 3.4%
52 Manatee County 3.5%
51 Lake County 3.5%
50 Hillsborough County 3.5%
49 Alachua County 3.5%
48 Osceola County 3.6%
47 Sarasota County 3.6%
46 Lee County 3.6%
45 Gilchrist County 3.6%
44 Brevard County 3.6%
43 Bradford County 3.6%
…
16 Charlotte County 4.3%
15 Washington County 4.4%
14 St. Lucie County 4.4%
13 Dixie County 4.4%
12 Indian River County 4.5%
11 Hamilton County 4.6%
10 Madison County 4.6%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

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.