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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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Fort Pierce 5.0%
2 Daytona Beach 4.3%
3 Venice 4.2%
4 Lauderhill 4.0%
5 Miami Gardens 3.9%
6 Lauderdale Lakes 3.8%
7 Riviera Beach 3.8%
8 DeLand 3.6%
9 Deltona 3.5%
10 Estero 3.5%
11 Fort Myers 3.5%
12 Sebastian 3.5%
13 North Miami 3.4%
14 Palm Coast 3.4%
15 Bradenton 3.3%
16 Bonita Springs 3.2%
17 Cape Coral 3.2%
18 Dania Beach 3.2%
19 Fort Lauderdale 3.2%
20 Jacksonville 3.2%
21 New Smyrna Beach 3.2%
22 North Port 3.2%
23 Palm Bay 3.2%
24 Pompano Beach 3.2%
25 Port St. Lucie 3.2%
26 Tamarac 3.2%
27 Tarpon Springs 3.2%
28 Titusville 3.2%
29 Hallandale Beach 3.1%
30 Melbourne 3.1%
…

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.