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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Lauderhill 13.0%
2 Lauderdale Lakes 12.7%
3 Dania Beach 12.1%
4 North Miami 12.1%
5 Daytona Beach 11.1%
6 Riviera Beach 11.1%
7 Hallandale Beach 11.0%
8 Miami Gardens 11.0%
9 Fort Lauderdale 10.7%
10 Fort Pierce 10.4%
11 Key West 10.2%
12 North Miami Beach 10.0%
13 Pompano Beach 9.9%
14 Hollywood 9.8%
15 Oakland Park 9.8%
16 Delray Beach 9.4%
17 Tamarac 9.4%
18 North Lauderdale 9.3%
19 Sunrise 9.3%
20 Margate 9.2%
21 Boynton Beach 9.0%
22 Deerfield Beach 9.0%
23 Miramar 8.9%
24 Temple Terrace 8.8%
25 Fort Myers 8.6%
…
44 Lake Worth Beach 7.7%
45 Cape Coral 7.6%
46 Royal Palm Beach 7.6%
47 Tarpon Springs 7.6%
48 Estero 7.5%
49 Port St. Lucie 7.5%
50 Clearwater 7.4%
…

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.