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Unemployment rate in Tampa

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 30 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Tampa · Hillsborough County · Florida · United States · World
−1.4 pp since 2015
Tampa Hillsborough 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
Tampa
4.0%
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 Tampa · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.0% · 2025
First value 4.1% · 2000
Highest 11.0% · 2010
Lowest 3.0% · 2022
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearTampaChange Hillsborough CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.0% +0.5 pp 4.0% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.5% +0.4 pp 3.4% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.1% +0.1 pp 3.0% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.0% −1.8 pp 2.9% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.8% −3.7 pp 4.5% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 8.5% +5.2 pp 7.6% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.3% −0.4 pp 3.2% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.7% −0.4 pp 3.5% 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.1% −0.6 pp 4.0% 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.7% −0.7 pp 4.5% 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.4% −0.7 pp 5.1% 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.1% −1.1 pp 6.0% 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 7.2% −1.3 pp 6.9% 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 8.5% −1.4 pp 8.2% 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 9.9% −1.1 pp 9.7% 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 11.0% +0.3 pp 10.8% 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 10.7% +4.0 pp 10.4% 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 6.7% +2.4 pp 6.5% 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.3% +0.9 pp 4.1% 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.4% −0.5 pp 3.4% 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.9% −1.7 pp 3.8% 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 5.6% −1.0 pp 4.5% 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 6.6% −0.3 pp 5.3% 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 6.9% +1.5 pp 5.5% 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 5.4% +1.3 pp 4.3% 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.1% 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 · Towns of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
71 Aventura 6.6%
56 Boca Raton 7.2%
57 Bonita Springs 7.2%
21 Boynton Beach 9.0%
30 Bradenton 8.4%
45 Cape Coral 7.6%
50 Clearwater 7.4%
37 Coconut Creek 8.0%
68 Cooper City 6.7%
82 Coral Gables 4.8%
31 Coral Springs 8.4%
79 Crestview 5.7%
74 Cutler Bay 6.4%
3 Dania Beach 12.1%
51 Davie 7.4%
5 Daytona Beach 11.1%
35 DeLand 8.1%
22 Deerfield Beach 9.0%
16 Delray Beach 9.4%
32 Deltona 8.3%
77 Doral 5.8%
65 Dunedin 7.0%
48 Estero 7.5%
9 Fort Lauderdale 10.7%
25 Fort Myers 8.6%
…
40 St. Petersburg 8.0%
19 Sunrise 9.3%
17 Tamarac 9.4%
29 Tampa 8.5%
47 Tarpon Springs 7.6%
24 Temple Terrace 8.8%
41 Titusville 7.9%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020

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.