FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Flagler County’s unemployment rate in December was 3.7% — ranked No. 14 highest out of 67 in the state.
Nationally, unemployment has leveled with pre-COVID rates, measuring between 3.5% and 4% for most of the past two years.
Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed a 3.7% unemployment rate in January. Previously, unemployment skyrocketed to 14.7% at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020, and those rates remained elevated through late 2021.
Though national unemployment has mostly normalized, local economies vary widely.
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Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to analyze unemployment in Flagler County over time, and how it stacks up within Florida and across the nation.The unemployment rate in Flagler County is equal to the national level, and 0.7 percentage points above the state level.
It ranks No. 14 among counties in Florida — ranked first by the preliminary December 2023 unemployment rate, then breaking ties by the number of unemployed people.
It trails behind Marion County, which also has an unemployment rate of 3.7%, but surpasses Levy County (3.6%).
In real terms, it means an estimated 1,958 of Flagler County’s approximately 52,459 working residents are out of a job at the moment.
That’s 12 fewer than last month and 531 more than a year ago.
Some economists fret another recession may be on the horizon, which would drive unemployment up with business closures and layoffs.
This story was produced using automation across 3,100 counties, boroughs, and parishes, based on writing and data reporting by Paxtyn Merten.
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