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Unemployment rate in Taylor County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 1 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 31, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Taylor County · Florida · United States · World
+0.5 pp since 2015
Taylor 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
Taylor County
7.3%
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 Taylor County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 7.3% · 2025
First value 5.0% · 2000
Highest 10.6% · 2009
Lowest 4.0% · 2006
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearTaylor CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 7.3% +1.1 pp 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 6.2% +1.7 pp 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 4.5% ±0.0 pp 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 4.5% −2.4 pp 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 6.9% −1.6 pp 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 8.5% +3.7 pp 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 4.8% −0.3 pp 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 5.1% −0.8 pp 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 5.9% −1.0 pp 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 6.9% +0.1 pp 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.8% −0.3 pp 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.1% −1.1 pp 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.2% −1.1 pp 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 9.3% −0.9 pp 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 10.2% −0.4 pp 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 10.6% ±0.0 pp 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 10.6% +3.9 pp 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 6.7% +2.4 pp 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.3% +0.3 pp 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 4.0% −0.1 pp 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 4.1% −1.3 pp 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 5.4% −1.5 pp 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 6.9% +0.1 pp 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 6.8% −0.1 pp 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 6.9% +1.9 pp 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 5.0% 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

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
67 Miami-Dade County 2.7%
66 Monroe County 2.8%
65 Wakulla County 3.4%
64 Pinellas County 3.7%
63 Walton County 3.7%
62 Seminole County 3.7%
61 Jefferson County 3.7%
60 Broward County 3.7%
59 Orange County 3.8%
58 Okaloosa County 3.8%
57 Palm Beach County 3.9%
56 Nassau County 3.9%
55 St. Johns County 4.0%
54 Hillsborough County 4.0%
53 Bay County 4.0%
52 Osceola County 4.1%
51 Leon County 4.1%
50 Gulf County 4.1%
49 Santa Rosa County 4.1%
48 Gilchrist County 4.1%
47 Duval County 4.1%
46 Collier County 4.1%
45 Clay County 4.1%
44 Martin County 4.2%
43 Manatee County 4.2%
…
4 Hamilton County 5.8%
3 Citrus County 5.8%
2 Sumter County 6.8%
1 Taylor County 7.3%

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

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.