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Unemployment rate in Pinellas County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 64 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 · Pinellas County · Florida · United States · World
−1.3 pp since 2015
Pinellas 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
Pinellas County
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 Pinellas County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 3.7% · 2025
First value 3.3% · 2000
Highest 10.9% · 2010
Lowest 2.7% · 2022
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearPinellas CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.7% +0.5 pp 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.2% +0.5 pp 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 2.7% ±0.0 pp 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 2.7% −1.4 pp 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.1% −3.3 pp 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.4% +4.3 pp 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.1% −0.3 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.4% −0.5 pp 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.9% −0.6 pp 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.5% −0.5 pp 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.0% −1.0 pp 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.0% −1.0 pp 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 7.0% −1.3 pp 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 8.3% −1.6 pp 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 9.9% −1.0 pp 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 10.9% +0.3 pp 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 10.6% +4.0 pp 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 6.6% +2.5 pp 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.1% +0.7 pp 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.4% −0.5 pp 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.9% −0.7 pp 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.6% −0.9 pp 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.5% −0.3 pp 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.8% +1.3 pp 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.5% +1.2 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.3% 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
38 Alachua County 3.1%
49 Baker County 2.9%
50 Bay County 2.9%
25 Bradford County 3.4%
41 Brevard County 3.0%
51 Broward County 2.9%
29 Calhoun County 3.3%
8 Charlotte County 3.8%
6 Citrus County 4.1%
57 Clay County 2.8%
39 Collier County 3.1%
15 Columbia County 3.5%
16 DeSoto County 3.5%
17 Dixie County 3.5%
35 Duval County 3.2%
36 Escambia County 3.2%
26 Flagler County 3.4%
30 Franklin County 3.3%
4 Gadsden County 4.3%
52 Gilchrist County 2.9%
33 Glades County 3.3%
44 Gulf County 3.0%
3 Hamilton County 4.4%
21 Hardee County 3.5%
9 Hendry County 3.8%
…
37 Osceola County 3.2%
47 Palm Beach County 3.0%
48 Pasco County 3.0%
62 Pinellas County 2.7%
14 Polk County 3.6%
7 Putnam County 4.1%
58 Santa Rosa County 2.8%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022

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.