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Unemployed people in Jacksonville, FL

Unemployed people in Jacksonville, FL was 20,603 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 15.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 105 cities in 2025.

2025, persons20,603
Change on 2024+15.9%
Rank1st of 105Cities in Florida ranked
Series high47,9382010
Series low12,7081999

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Unemployed people in Jacksonville, FL, 1990 to 2025

10K20K30K40K50K19901996200220082014202020251990: 18,311 persons1991: 22,808 persons1992: 24,839 persons1993: 20,108 persons1994: 17,173 persons1995: 14,072 persons1996: 14,395 persons1997: 14,984 persons1998: 12,937 persons1999: 12,708 persons2000: 13,124 persons2001: 17,498 persons2002: 22,300 persons2003: 21,717 persons2004: 20,002 persons2005: 15,681 persons2006: 14,436 persons2007: 17,207 persons2008: 26,474 persons2009: 42,651 persons2010: 47,938 persons2011: 43,538 persons2012: 37,680 persons2013: 32,684 persons2014: 29,356 persons2015: 25,747 persons2016: 22,553 persons2017: 19,920 persons2018: 17,387 persons2019: 16,035 persons2020: 33,120 persons2021: 22,146 persons2022: 15,758 persons2023: 16,066 persons2024: 17,783 persons2025: 20,603 persons10K20K30K40K50K19902002201420251990: 18,311 persons1991: 22,808 persons1992: 24,839 persons1993: 20,108 persons1994: 17,173 persons1995: 14,072 persons1996: 14,395 persons1997: 14,984 persons1998: 12,937 persons1999: 12,708 persons2000: 13,124 persons2001: 17,498 persons2002: 22,300 persons2003: 21,717 persons2004: 20,002 persons2005: 15,681 persons2006: 14,436 persons2007: 17,207 persons2008: 26,474 persons2009: 42,651 persons2010: 47,938 persons2011: 43,538 persons2012: 37,680 persons2013: 32,684 persons2014: 29,356 persons2015: 25,747 persons2016: 22,553 persons2017: 19,920 persons2018: 17,387 persons2019: 16,035 persons2020: 33,120 persons2021: 22,146 persons2022: 15,758 persons2023: 16,066 persons2024: 17,783 persons2025: 20,603 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
202520,603
202417,783
202316,066
202215,758
202122,146
202033,120
201916,035
201817,387
201719,920
201622,553
201525,747
201429,356
201332,684
201237,680
201143,538
201047,938
200942,651
200826,474
200717,207
200614,436
200515,681
200420,002
200321,717
200222,300
200117,498
200013,124
199912,708
199812,937
199714,984
199614,395
199514,072
199417,173
199320,108
199224,839
199122,808
199018,311

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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, Jacksonville, 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, Jacksonville, 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/jacksonville-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, Jacksonville, 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/jacksonville-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, Jacksonville, 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/jacksonville-fl (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Jacksonville, FL?

Unemployed people in Jacksonville, FL was 20,603 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 15.9% from 2024. That is the 1st 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 Jacksonville, FL?

47,938 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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