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Unemployment rate in Tarpon Springs

2017 – 2025 · 9 data points 24 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2017 – 2025 percent · Tarpon Springs · Pinellas County · Florida · United States · World
Tarpon Springs 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, 2017 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Tarpon Springs
4.2%
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 Tarpon Springs · 2017 – 2025
Latest value 4.2% · 2025
First value 4.3% · 2017
Highest 7.6% · 2020
Lowest 3.1% · 2023
Data points 9

By year

All years · 2017 – 2025

YearTarpon SpringsChange Pinellas CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.2% +0.7 pp 3.7% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.5% +0.4 pp 3.2% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.1% −0.1 pp 2.7% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.2% −1.2 pp 2.7% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.4% −3.2 pp 4.1% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.6% +4.0 pp 7.4% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.6% −0.2 pp 3.1% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.8% −0.5 pp 3.4% 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.3% 3.9% 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
83 Miami Beach 2.3%
82 Miami Lakes 2.4%
81 Miami 2.4%
80 Doral 2.4%
79 Cutler Bay 2.5%
78 Palmetto Bay 2.6%
77 Key West 2.6%
76 Hialeah 2.6%
75 Aventura 2.7%
74 North Miami Beach 2.8%
73 Homestead 2.8%
72 North Miami 3.1%
71 Coral Gables 3.1%
70 Miami Gardens 3.3%
69 Plantation 3.4%
68 Palm Springs 3.4%
67 Palm Beach Gardens 3.5%
66 Oakland Park 3.5%
65 North Lauderdale 3.5%
64 Miramar 3.5%
63 Jupiter 3.5%
62 Davie 3.5%
61 Coconut Creek 3.5%
60 St. Petersburg 3.6%
59 Rockledge 3.6%
…
27 Melbourne 4.1%
26 Cape Coral 4.1%
25 Temple Terrace 4.2%
24 Tarpon Springs 4.2%
23 Panama City 4.2%
22 Jacksonville 4.2%
21 Boca Raton 4.2%
…

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.