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Unemployment rate in Franklin County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 23 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Franklin County · Florida · United States · World
−0.1 pp since 2015
Franklin 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
Franklin County
4.6%
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 Franklin County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.6% · 2025
First value 4.0% · 2000
Highest 8.0% · 2010
Lowest 3.1% · 2006
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearFranklin CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.6% +0.8 pp 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.8% +0.6 pp 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.2% −0.1 pp 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.3% −1.1 pp 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.4% −1.8 pp 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 6.2% +2.1 pp 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 4.1% +0.1 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.0% −0.1 pp 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.1% −0.7 pp 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.8% +0.1 pp 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 4.7% −1.2 pp 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 5.9% +0.1 pp 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 5.8% −0.9 pp 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 6.7% −1.1 pp 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 7.8% −0.2 pp 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 8.0% +0.7 pp 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 7.3% +2.4 pp 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 4.9% +1.7 pp 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 3.2% +0.1 pp 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.1% −0.5 pp 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.6% ±0.0 pp 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 3.6% −1.0 pp 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 4.6% −0.5 pp 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.1% +0.7 pp 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.4% +0.4 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.0% 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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Sumter County 7.0%
2 Hendry County 6.1%
3 Taylor County 5.9%
4 Gadsden County 5.8%
5 Highlands County 5.7%
6 Citrus County 5.6%
7 Glades County 5.5%
8 Putnam County 5.3%
9 Hamilton County 5.3%
10 Indian River County 5.2%
11 Madison County 5.2%
12 Hardee County 5.2%
13 St. Lucie County 5.1%
14 Charlotte County 5.0%
15 Dixie County 5.0%
16 Marion County 4.9%
17 Washington County 4.9%
18 Flagler County 4.8%
19 Hernando County 4.8%
20 Okeechobee County 4.8%
21 Calhoun County 4.7%
22 Columbia County 4.7%
23 Miami-Dade County 4.7%
24 Polk County 4.7%
25 Liberty County 4.6%
…
43 Gulf County 4.2%
44 Osceola County 4.2%
45 Palm Beach County 4.2%
46 Franklin County 4.1%
47 Lake County 4.1%
48 Sarasota County 4.1%
49 Nassau County 4.0%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

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.