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Unemployed people in St. Petersburg, FL

Unemployed people in St. Petersburg, FL was 5,373 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 14.3% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 105 cities in 2025.

2025, persons5,373
Change on 2024+14.3%
Rank5th of 105Cities in Florida ranked
Series high13,9552010
Series low3,9762022

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Unemployed people in St. Petersburg, FL, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K14K19901996200220082014202020251990: 6,691 persons1991: 9,098 persons1992: 9,836 persons1993: 9,219 persons1994: 7,428 persons1995: 6,290 persons1996: 5,908 persons1997: 5,721 persons1998: 5,247 persons1999: 4,740 persons2000: 5,055 persons2001: 6,892 persons2002: 8,678 persons2003: 8,157 persons2004: 6,848 persons2005: 4,818 persons2006: 4,211 persons2007: 5,164 persons2008: 8,062 persons2009: 12,869 persons2010: 13,955 persons2011: 12,670 persons2012: 10,537 persons2013: 9,020 persons2014: 7,731 persons2015: 6,539 persons2016: 5,734 persons2017: 5,172 persons2018: 4,491 persons2019: 4,109 persons2020: 11,213 persons2021: 6,150 persons2022: 3,976 persons2023: 4,017 persons2024: 4,702 persons2025: 5,373 persons2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K15K19902002201420251990: 6,691 persons1991: 9,098 persons1992: 9,836 persons1993: 9,219 persons1994: 7,428 persons1995: 6,290 persons1996: 5,908 persons1997: 5,721 persons1998: 5,247 persons1999: 4,740 persons2000: 5,055 persons2001: 6,892 persons2002: 8,678 persons2003: 8,157 persons2004: 6,848 persons2005: 4,818 persons2006: 4,211 persons2007: 5,164 persons2008: 8,062 persons2009: 12,869 persons2010: 13,955 persons2011: 12,670 persons2012: 10,537 persons2013: 9,020 persons2014: 7,731 persons2015: 6,539 persons2016: 5,734 persons2017: 5,172 persons2018: 4,491 persons2019: 4,109 persons2020: 11,213 persons2021: 6,150 persons2022: 3,976 persons2023: 4,017 persons2024: 4,702 persons2025: 5,373 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
20255,373
20244,702
20234,017
20223,976
20216,150
202011,213
20194,109
20184,491
20175,172
20165,734
20156,539
20147,731
20139,020
201210,537
201112,670
201013,955
200912,869
20088,062
20075,164
20064,211
20054,818
20046,848
20038,157
20028,678
20016,892
20005,055
19994,740
19985,247
19975,721
19965,908
19956,290
19947,428
19939,219
19929,836
19919,098
19906,691

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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, St. Petersburg, 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, St. Petersburg, 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/st-petersburg-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, St. Petersburg, 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/st-petersburg-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, St. Petersburg, 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/st-petersburg-fl (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in St. Petersburg, FL?

Unemployed people in St. Petersburg, FL was 5,373 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 14.3% from 2024. That is the 5th 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 St. Petersburg, FL?

13,955 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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