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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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
83 Miami Lakes 2.1%
82 Miami Beach 2.1%
81 Key West 2.1%
80 Doral 2.1%
79 Miami 2.2%
78 Palmetto Bay 2.3%
77 Cutler Bay 2.3%
76 Hialeah 2.4%
75 Aventura 2.4%
74 North Miami Beach 2.5%
73 Homestead 2.5%
72 Coral Gables 2.7%
71 North Miami 2.8%
70 Plantation 2.9%
69 Palm Springs 2.9%
68 Palm Beach Gardens 2.9%
67 Jupiter 2.9%
66 Davie 2.9%
65 Rockledge 3.0%
64 Oakland Park 3.0%
63 North Lauderdale 3.0%
62 Miramar 3.0%
61 Lake Worth Beach 3.0%
60 Hollywood 3.0%
59 Cooper City 3.0%
…
52 Delray Beach 3.1%
51 West Palm Beach 3.2%
50 Weston 3.2%
49 West Melbourne 3.2%
48 Sunrise 3.2%
47 Parkland 3.2%
46 Miami Gardens 3.2%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024

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.