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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

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%
…
61 Royal Palm Beach 2.7%
62 St. Petersburg 2.7%
63 Wellington 2.7%
64 West Melbourne 2.7%
65 Coral Gables 2.6%
66 Crestview 2.6%
67 Hialeah 2.6%
…

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.