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Unemployed people in Gainesville, FL

Unemployed people in Gainesville, FL was 3,773 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 22% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 105 cities in 2025.

2025, persons3,773
Change on 2024+22%
Rank10th of 105Cities in Florida ranked
Series high5,0192010
Series low1,3621999

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Unemployed people in Gainesville, FL, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,869 persons1991: 2,380 persons1992: 2,587 persons1993: 2,176 persons1994: 1,831 persons1995: 1,626 persons1996: 1,645 persons1997: 1,722 persons1998: 1,565 persons1999: 1,362 persons2000: 1,619 persons2001: 1,968 persons2002: 2,184 persons2003: 2,063 persons2004: 1,942 persons2005: 1,741 persons2006: 1,632 persons2007: 1,799 persons2008: 2,611 persons2009: 4,014 persons2010: 5,019 persons2011: 4,815 persons2012: 4,369 persons2013: 3,869 persons2014: 3,545 persons2015: 3,270 persons2016: 3,308 persons2017: 2,963 persons2018: 2,635 persons2019: 2,410 persons2020: 4,251 persons2021: 3,090 persons2022: 2,379 persons2023: 2,664 persons2024: 3,093 persons2025: 3,773 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019902002201420251990: 1,869 persons1991: 2,380 persons1992: 2,587 persons1993: 2,176 persons1994: 1,831 persons1995: 1,626 persons1996: 1,645 persons1997: 1,722 persons1998: 1,565 persons1999: 1,362 persons2000: 1,619 persons2001: 1,968 persons2002: 2,184 persons2003: 2,063 persons2004: 1,942 persons2005: 1,741 persons2006: 1,632 persons2007: 1,799 persons2008: 2,611 persons2009: 4,014 persons2010: 5,019 persons2011: 4,815 persons2012: 4,369 persons2013: 3,869 persons2014: 3,545 persons2015: 3,270 persons2016: 3,308 persons2017: 2,963 persons2018: 2,635 persons2019: 2,410 persons2020: 4,251 persons2021: 3,090 persons2022: 2,379 persons2023: 2,664 persons2024: 3,093 persons2025: 3,773 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
20253,773
20243,093
20232,664
20222,379
20213,090
20204,251
20192,410
20182,635
20172,963
20163,308
20153,270
20143,545
20133,869
20124,369
20114,815
20105,019
20094,014
20082,611
20071,799
20061,632
20051,741
20041,942
20032,063
20022,184
20011,968
20001,619
19991,362
19981,565
19971,722
19961,645
19951,626
19941,831
19932,176
19922,587
19912,380
19901,869

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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, Gainesville, 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, Gainesville, 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/gainesville-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, Gainesville, 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/gainesville-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, Gainesville, 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/gainesville-fl (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Gainesville, FL?

Unemployed people in Gainesville, FL was 3,773 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 22% from 2024. That is the 10th 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 Gainesville, FL?

5,019 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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