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Unemployed people in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Unemployed people in Fort Lauderdale, FL was 3,861 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 13.6% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 105 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,861
Change on 2024+13.6%
Rank9th of 105Cities in Florida ranked
Series high10,5482020
Series low3,1222006

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Unemployed people in Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K19901996200220082014202020251990: 6,057 persons1991: 8,570 persons1992: 9,546 persons1993: 7,996 persons1994: 7,274 persons1995: 6,662 persons1996: 6,309 persons1997: 6,214 persons1998: 5,836 persons1999: 5,365 persons2000: 3,428 persons2001: 4,547 persons2002: 5,875 persons2003: 5,517 persons2004: 4,736 persons2005: 3,302 persons2006: 3,122 persons2007: 3,580 persons2008: 5,564 persons2009: 8,535 persons2010: 8,641 persons2011: 8,227 persons2012: 6,966 persons2013: 6,011 persons2014: 5,410 persons2015: 5,108 persons2016: 4,544 persons2017: 4,030 persons2018: 3,476 persons2019: 3,161 persons2020: 10,548 persons2021: 5,487 persons2022: 3,199 persons2023: 3,127 persons2024: 3,400 persons2025: 3,861 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K19902002201420251990: 6,057 persons1991: 8,570 persons1992: 9,546 persons1993: 7,996 persons1994: 7,274 persons1995: 6,662 persons1996: 6,309 persons1997: 6,214 persons1998: 5,836 persons1999: 5,365 persons2000: 3,428 persons2001: 4,547 persons2002: 5,875 persons2003: 5,517 persons2004: 4,736 persons2005: 3,302 persons2006: 3,122 persons2007: 3,580 persons2008: 5,564 persons2009: 8,535 persons2010: 8,641 persons2011: 8,227 persons2012: 6,966 persons2013: 6,011 persons2014: 5,410 persons2015: 5,108 persons2016: 4,544 persons2017: 4,030 persons2018: 3,476 persons2019: 3,161 persons2020: 10,548 persons2021: 5,487 persons2022: 3,199 persons2023: 3,127 persons2024: 3,400 persons2025: 3,861 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20253,861
20243,400
20233,127
20223,199
20215,487
202010,548
20193,161
20183,476
20174,030
20164,544
20155,108
20145,410
20136,011
20126,966
20118,227
20108,641
20098,535
20085,564
20073,580
20063,122
20053,302
20044,736
20035,517
20025,875
20014,547
20003,428
19995,365
19985,836
19976,214
19966,309
19956,662
19947,274
19937,996
19929,546
19918,570
19906,057

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/fort-lauderdale-fl. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/fort-lauderdale-fl.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/fort-lauderdale-fl (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Fort Lauderdale, FL?

Unemployed people in Fort Lauderdale, FL was 3,861 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 13.6% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 105 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Fort Lauderdale, FL?

10,548 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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