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Unemployment rate in West Melbourne

2020 – 2025 · 6 data points 44 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 5, 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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
82 Key West 3.1%
81 Jupiter 3.1%
80 Parkland 3.3%
79 Weston 3.4%
78 Palm Beach Gardens 3.5%
77 Rockledge 3.6%
76 Cooper City 3.6%
75 West Melbourne 3.7%
74 Dunedin 3.7%
73 Wellington 3.8%
72 Miami Lakes 3.8%
71 Crestview 3.8%
70 Coral Gables 3.8%
69 Royal Palm Beach 3.9%
68 Boca Raton 3.9%
67 Plant City 4.0%
66 Davie 4.0%
65 Bonita Springs 4.0%
64 Port Orange 4.1%
63 Plantation 4.1%
62 Pinellas Park 4.1%
61 Pensacola 4.1%
60 Largo 4.1%
59 Estero 4.1%
58 Coconut Creek 4.1%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2021

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.