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Unemployment rate in West Melbourne

2020 – 2025 · 6 data points 44 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2020 – 2025 percent · West Melbourne · Brevard County · Florida · United States · World
West Melbourne Brevard County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
West Melbourne
3.8%
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 West Melbourne · 2020 – 2025
Latest value 3.8% · 2025
First value 5.8% · 2020
Highest 5.8% · 2020
Lowest 2.7% · 2022
Data points 6

By year

All years · 2020 – 2025

YearWest MelbourneChange Brevard CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.8% +0.6 pp 4.2% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.2% +0.5 pp 3.5% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 2.7% ±0.0 pp 3.0% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 2.7% −1.0 pp 3.0% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 3.7% −2.1 pp 4.2% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 5.8% 6.9% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
80 Key West 2.2%
79 Doral 2.3%
78 Miami Lakes 2.4%
77 Miami Beach 2.5%
76 Miami 2.6%
75 Palm Springs 2.7%
74 Cutler Bay 2.7%
73 Weston 2.8%
72 Rockledge 2.8%
71 Jupiter 2.8%
70 Hialeah 2.8%
69 Davie 2.8%
68 Crestview 2.8%
67 Aventura 2.8%
66 St. Petersburg 2.9%
65 Plantation 2.9%
64 Pensacola 2.9%
63 Parkland 2.9%
62 Palm Beach Gardens 2.9%
61 Coral Gables 2.9%
60 Cooper City 2.9%
59 Coconut Creek 2.9%
58 Wellington 3.0%
57 Royal Palm Beach 3.0%
56 Plant City 3.0%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019

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.