Unemployment Rate

Polk County, Fl - Historical Changes

Not Seasonally Adjusted

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Month/Year	Rate	Unemployment	Employment	Labor Force
2012M03 March 2012	9.5%	25,854	245,248	271,102
2012M02 February 2012	10.0%	27,296	244,603	271,899
2012M01 January 2012	10.6%	28,560	241,787	270,347
2011M12 December 2011	10.7%	29,404	244,735	274,139
2011M11 November 2011	11.1%	30,459	243,352	273,811
2011M10 October 2011	11.5%	31,461	242,524	273,985
2011M09 September 2011	12.1%	33,426	242,995	276,421
2011M08 August 2011	12.3%	33,912	241,283	275,195
2011M07 July 2011	12.4%	34,280	241,292	275,572
2011M06 June 2011	11.9%	32,563	241,935	274,498
2011M05 May 2011	11.0%	30,185	245,089	275,274
2011M04 April 2011	10.8%	29,577	244,463	274,040
2011M03 March 2011	11.3%	30,992	243,448	274,440
2011M02 February 2011	11.6%	31,856	241,956	273,812
2011M01 January 2011	12.1%	32,976	240,562	273,538
2010M12 December 2010	11.9%	32,590	242,380	274,970
2010M11 November 2010	12.6%	34,537	240,011	274,548
2010M10 October 2010	12.2%	33,326	240,930	274,256
2010M09 September 2010	12.5%	34,788	242,783	277,571
2010M08 August 2010	12.8%	35,422	241,454	276,876
2010M07 July 2010	12.7%	35,259	241,365	276,624
2010M06 June 2010	12.1%	33,336	243,159	276,495
2010M05 May 2010	11.5%	31,903	245,717	277,620
2010M04 April 2010	11.5%	31,696	244,694	276,390
2010M03 March 2010	11.9%	32,982	244,212	277,194
2010M02 February 2010	12.2%	33,519	242,220	275,739
2010M01 January 2010	12.4%	34,205	240,566	274,771
2009M12 December 2009	12.8%	34,933	238,349	273,282
2009M11 November 2009	12.9%	35,541	239,349	274,890
2009M10 October 2009	12.6%	34,322	238,895	273,217
2009M09 September 2009	12.8%	35,093	239,610	274,703
2009M08 August 2009	12.4%	33,906	240,336	274,242
2009M07 July 2009	12.4%	33,941	240,861	274,802
2009M06 June 2009	11.6%	31,783	241,577	273,360
2009M05 May 2009	10.9%	29,856	243,925	273,781
2009M04 April 2009	10.3%	28,072	244,794	272,866
2009M03 March 2009	10.6%	29,025	244,946	273,971
2009M02 February 2009	10.5%	28,689	245,072	273,761
2009M01 January 2009	10.0%	27,381	246,346	273,727
2008M12 December 2008	8.6%	23,754	250,992	274,746
2008M11 November 2008	8.2%	22,706	252,844	275,550
2008M10 October 2008	7.9%	21,859	253,878	275,737
2008M09 September 2008	7.9%	21,629	253,389	275,018
2008M08 August 2008	7.9%	21,674	252,820	274,494
2008M07 July 2008	7.4%	20,258	253,788	274,046
2008M06 June 2008	6.4%	17,493	255,104	272,597
2008M05 May 2008	5.7%	15,625	256,142	271,767
2008M04 April 2008	5.0%	13,457	256,630	270,087
2008M03 March 2008	5.1%	13,982	257,744	271,726
2008M02 February 2008	4.9%	13,285	255,892	269,177
2008M01 January 2008	5.2%	13,894	255,137	269,031
2007M12 December 2007	4.9%	13,102	255,405	268,507
2007M11 November 2007	4.8%	12,895	255,150	268,045
2007M10 October 2007	4.9%	13,099	254,131	267,230
2007M09 September 2007	5.2%	13,987	254,405	268,392
2007M08 August 2007	5.2%	13,812	252,679	266,491
2007M07 July 2007	5.2%	13,784	253,792	267,576
2007M06 June 2007	4.6%	12,245	255,584	267,829
2007M05 May 2007	3.7%	9,953	256,592	266,545
2007M04 April 2007	3.6%	9,648	255,047	264,695
2007M03 March 2007	3.7%	9,710	256,054	265,764
2007M02 February 2007	3.8%	9,931	253,169	263,100
2007M01 January 2007	4.0%	10,502	252,651	263,153
2006M12 December 2006	3.5%	9,259	253,694	262,953
2006M11 November 2006	3.8%	9,996	252,612	262,608
2006M10 October 2006	3.7%	9,784	252,040	261,824
2006M09 September 2006	4.2%	10,938	252,306	263,244
2006M08 August 2006	4.3%	11,234	250,551	261,785
2006M07 July 2006	4.2%	11,095	250,269	261,364
2006M06 June 2006	3.7%	9,574	251,940	261,514
2006M05 May 2006	3.2%	8,360	251,938	260,298
2006M04 April 2006	3.1%	7,987	250,590	258,577
2006M03 March 2006	3.2%	8,208	251,537	259,745
2006M02 February 2006	3.5%	8,910	248,577	257,487
2006M01 January 2006	3.5%	8,982	247,029	256,011
2005M12 December 2005	3.3%	8,394	249,096	257,490
2005M11 November 2005	3.8%	9,702	248,385	258,087
2005M10 October 2005	3.8%	9,888	247,713	257,601
2005M09 September 2005	4.3%	10,977	246,295	257,272
2005M08 August 2005	4.3%	11,045	245,144	256,189
2005M07 July 2005	4.5%	11,439	243,863	255,302
2005M06 June 2005	4.2%	10,593	244,187	254,780
2005M05 May 2005	3.7%	9,432	244,622	254,054
2005M04 April 2005	3.7%	9,379	243,082	252,461
2005M03 March 2005	4.0%	9,949	240,574	250,523
2005M02 February 2005	4.3%	10,719	238,855	249,574
2005M01 January 2005	4.5%	11,194	236,138	247,332
2004M12 December 2004	4.3%	10,858	240,892	251,750
2004M11 November 2004	4.8%	11,955	238,534	250,489
2004M10 October 2004	4.9%	12,229	236,565	248,794
2004M09 September 2004	5.3%	13,032	234,417	247,449
2004M08 August 2004	5.5%	13,545	233,283	246,828
2004M07 July 2004	5.7%	14,068	233,982	248,050
2004M06 June 2004	5.2%	12,926	234,682	247,608
2004M05 May 2004	4.4%	10,958	236,345	247,303
2004M04 April 2004	4.3%	10,572	235,197	245,769
2004M03 March 2004	4.6%	11,283	234,695	245,978
2004M02 February 2004	4.6%	11,138	233,153	244,291
2004M01 January 2004	4.9%	11,874	232,667	244,541
2003M12 December 2003	4.5%	10,868	232,405	243,273
2003M11 November 2003	5.1%	12,310	230,182	242,492
2003M10 October 2003	5.3%	12,816	228,094	240,910
2003M09 September 2003	6.1%	14,667	226,966	241,633
2003M08 August 2003	6.3%	15,246	225,155	240,401
2003M07 July 2003	6.4%	15,383	223,694	239,077
2003M06 June 2003	6.4%	15,246	224,819	240,065
2003M05 May 2003	5.2%	12,405	227,058	239,463
2003M04 April 2003	5.0%	12,055	226,797	238,852
2003M03 March 2003	5.2%	12,296	225,058	237,354
2003M02 February 2003	5.3%	12,536	223,598	236,134
2003M01 January 2003	5.6%	13,285	223,474	236,759
2002M12 December 2002	5.2%	12,334	226,824	239,158
2002M11 November 2002	5.5%	13,179	225,950	239,129
2002M10 October 2002	5.6%	13,388	224,988	238,376
2002M09 September 2002	6.1%	14,769	225,870	240,639
2002M08 August 2002	6.7%	15,910	223,314	239,224
2002M07 July 2002	6.6%	15,702	222,276	237,978
2002M06 June 2002	6.2%	14,640	222,817	237,457
2002M05 May 2002	5.3%	12,528	225,396	237,924
2002M04 April 2002	5.4%	12,672	223,248	235,920
2002M03 March 2002	5.4%	12,890	225,078	237,968
2002M02 February 2002	5.5%	12,958	224,217	237,175
2002M01 January 2002	5.8%	13,748	221,858	235,606
2001M12 December 2001	5.8%	13,835	223,171	237,006
2001M11 November 2001	5.8%	13,711	221,870	235,581
2001M10 October 2001	6.1%	14,492	221,899	236,391
2001M09 September 2001	5.2%	12,234	225,265	237,499
2001M08 August 2001	5.8%	13,765	222,079	235,844
2001M07 July 2001	5.7%	13,560	222,797	236,357
2001M06 June 2001	5.1%	11,921	223,424	235,345
2001M05 May 2001	4.1%	9,538	225,326	234,864
2001M04 April 2001	4.2%	9,873	223,400	233,273
2001M03 March 2001	4.1%	9,754	228,429	238,183
2001M02 February 2001	4.0%	9,498	227,393	236,891
2001M01 January 2001	4.3%	10,094	226,460	236,554
2000M12 December 2000	3.6%	8,541	227,081	235,622
2000M11 November 2000	3.9%	9,132	224,375	233,507
2000M10 October 2000	4.2%	9,651	222,688	232,339
2000M09 September 2000	4.9%	11,540	221,961	233,501
2000M08 August 2000	5.3%	12,264	221,316	233,580
2000M07 July 2000	5.0%	11,666	220,543	232,209
2000M06 June 2000	4.5%	10,335	221,586	231,921
2000M05 May 2000	3.7%	8,450	222,606	231,056
2000M04 April 2000	3.4%	7,752	221,857	229,609
2000M03 March 2000	3.6%	8,156	219,669	227,825
2000M02 February 2000	3.6%	8,185	218,326	226,511
2000M01 January 2000	3.8%	8,680	219,009	227,689
1999M12 December 1999	3.7%	7,791	203,081	210,872
1999M11 November 1999	4.6%	9,755	200,414	210,169
1999M10 October 1999	5.0%	10,564	199,887	210,451
1999M09 September 1999	6.5%	13,776	196,809	210,585
1999M08 August 1999	6.9%	14,604	195,667	210,271
1999M07 July 1999	6.9%	14,728	197,409	212,137
1999M06 June 1999	5.8%	12,256	200,088	212,344
1999M05 May 1999	4.0%	8,445	200,185	208,630
1999M04 April 1999	4.1%	8,450	199,709	208,159
1999M03 March 1999	4.1%	8,592	200,185	208,777
1999M02 February 1999	4.5%	9,301	199,075	208,376
1999M01 January 1999	4.6%	9,550	198,642	208,192
1998M12 December 1998	3.8%	7,973	200,722	208,695
1998M11 November 1998	4.8%	10,116	199,002	209,118
1998M10 October 1998	5.6%	11,751	196,568	208,319
1998M09 September 1998	7.3%	15,299	194,805	210,104
1998M08 August 1998	7.8%	16,329	192,787	209,116
1998M07 July 1998	7.9%	16,646	193,620	210,266
1998M06 June 1998	6.5%	13,606	195,095	208,701
1998M05 May 1998	4.7%	9,678	196,487	206,165
1998M04 April 1998	4.3%	8,735	194,459	203,194
1998M03 March 1998	4.9%	10,070	196,266	206,336
1998M02 February 1998	4.9%	9,959	194,523	204,482
1998M01 January 1998	5.4%	10,959	193,566	204,525
1997M12 December 1997	5.0%	10,211	193,035	203,246
1997M11 November 1997	5.4%	11,092	192,914	204,006
1997M10 October 1997	6.1%	12,397	190,414	202,811
1997M09 September 1997	7.8%	16,162	189,743	205,905
1997M08 August 1997	8.8%	18,238	189,605	207,843
1997M07 July 1997	8.6%	17,889	189,820	207,709
1997M06 June 1997	7.7%	15,903	191,560	207,463
1997M05 May 1997	5.8%	11,879	192,826	204,705
1997M04 April 1997	5.7%	11,541	190,971	202,512
1997M03 March 1997	6.0%	12,127	191,045	203,172
1997M02 February 1997	5.8%	11,806	190,534	202,340
1997M01 January 1997	6.4%	12,934	190,219	203,153
1996M12 December 1996	5.7%	11,604	191,819	203,423
1996M11 November 1996	6.6%	13,376	190,276	203,652
1996M10 October 1996	7.1%	14,477	188,480	202,957
1996M09 September 1996	8.6%	17,421	185,371	202,792
1996M08 August 1996	8.7%	17,731	185,486	203,217
1996M07 July 1996	9.2%	18,875	186,216	205,091
1996M06 June 1996	7.2%	14,555	188,300	202,855
1996M05 May 1996	6.0%	12,004	189,201	201,205
1996M04 April 1996	5.3%	10,622	188,532	199,154
1996M03 March 1996	5.6%	11,220	189,250	200,470
1996M02 February 1996	5.6%	11,190	187,397	198,587
1996M01 January 1996	6.1%	12,052	186,963	199,015
1995M12 December 1995	5.9%	11,751	188,453	200,204
1995M11 November 1995	6.7%	13,475	186,882	200,357
1995M10 October 1995	7.7%	15,292	184,450	199,742
1995M09 September 1995	9.3%	18,787	182,456	201,243
1995M08 August 1995	9.7%	19,561	182,252	201,813
1995M07 July 1995	10.0%	20,357	183,276	203,633
1995M06 June 1995	9.1%	18,380	184,193	202,573
1995M05 May 1995	6.4%	12,765	185,503	198,268
1995M04 April 1995	6.1%	12,101	186,166	198,267
1995M03 March 1995	5.8%	11,578	186,771	198,349
1995M02 February 1995	5.8%	11,345	185,927	197,272
1995M01 January 1995	6.7%	13,255	184,461	197,716
1994M12 December 1994	6.1%	12,180	187,672	199,852
1994M11 November 1994	7.2%	14,432	186,966	201,398
1994M10 October 1994	8.2%	16,572	184,399	200,971
1994M09 September 1994	9.7%	19,716	184,207	203,923
1994M08 August 1994	10.6%	21,736	182,637	204,373
1994M07 July 1994	10.7%	22,035	183,267	205,302
1994M06 June 1994	8.8%	17,868	184,281	202,149
1994M05 May 1994	7.7%	15,229	183,786	199,015
1994M04 April 1994	8.0%	15,815	181,318	197,133
1994M03 March 1994	8.4%	16,720	181,277	197,997
1994M02 February 1994	8.4%	16,752	182,116	198,868
1994M01 January 1994	9.1%	18,201	181,681	199,882
1993M12 December 1993	8.1%	16,379	186,952	203,331
1993M11 November 1993	9.4%	18,975	182,195	201,170
1993M10 October 1993	10.3%	20,586	178,899	199,485
1993M09 September 1993	11.2%	22,215	176,271	198,486
1993M08 August 1993	11.7%	23,320	176,768	200,088
1993M07 July 1993	11.9%	23,923	177,456	201,379
1993M06 June 1993	11.2%	22,755	180,402	203,157
1993M05 May 1993	9.1%	18,268	182,504	200,772
1993M04 April 1993	8.5%	16,842	182,002	198,844
1993M03 March 1993	8.9%	17,877	183,725	201,602
1993M02 February 1993	9.4%	19,071	183,113	202,184
1993M01 January 1993	10.0%	20,163	181,508	201,671
1992M12 December 1992	9.3%	18,730	181,926	200,656
1992M11 November 1992	10.3%	20,536	178,970	199,506
1992M10 October 1992	10.5%	20,861	177,167	198,028
1992M09 September 1992	13.6%	27,431	173,865	201,296
1992M08 August 1992	13.8%	27,860	173,766	201,626
1992M07 July 1992	13.9%	28,354	174,955	203,309
1992M06 June 1992	13.0%	26,339	176,718	203,057
1992M05 May 1992	10.5%	20,955	179,001	199,956
1992M04 April 1992	9.5%	18,822	179,373	198,195
1992M03 March 1992	10.0%	19,927	178,483	198,410
1992M02 February 1992	10.0%	19,881	178,802	198,683
1992M01 January 1992	10.3%	20,756	180,134	200,890
1991M12 December 1991	9.4%	18,921	182,307	201,228
1991M11 November 1991	9.8%	19,739	181,258	200,997
1991M10 October 1991	10.3%	20,486	178,690	199,176
1991M09 September 1991	11.7%	23,287	175,674	198,961
1991M08 August 1991	12.0%	24,025	176,147	200,172
1991M07 July 1991	12.1%	24,452	177,449	201,901
1991M06 June 1991	11.6%	23,397	178,363	201,760
1991M05 May 1991	10.0%	19,875	179,845	199,720
1991M04 April 1991	8.0%	15,936	183,065	199,001
1991M03 March 1991	8.1%	16,110	183,443	199,553
1991M02 February 1991	8.6%	17,059	181,439	198,498
1991M01 January 1991	9.0%	17,999	181,725	199,724
1990M12 December 1990	8.8%	17,670	182,950	200,620
1990M11 November 1990	9.6%	19,296	182,413	201,709
1990M10 October 1990	10.0%	20,141	180,784	200,925
1990M09 September 1990	11.9%	24,298	179,066	203,364
1990M08 August 1990	12.8%	26,127	178,507	204,634
1990M07 July 1990	12.5%	25,712	180,581	206,293
1990M06 June 1990	12.0%	24,456	180,026	204,482
1990M05 May 1990	11.0%	22,300	179,849	202,149
1990M04 April 1990	10.7%	21,301	178,302	199,603
1990M03 March 1990	9.0%	17,931	181,982	199,913
1990M02 February 1990	7.8%	15,539	183,930	199,469
1990M01 January 1990	7.7%	15,360	184,685	200,045

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics