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Polk County, FL (October, 2008)

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Record High:
13.9%
(July, 1992)

Record Low:
3.1%
(April, 2006)

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Unemployment Rate:
7.9%

Unemployment	Employment	Labor Force
21,859	253,878	275,737

Florida Unemployment Rate (seasonally adjusted): 7.4%

Other Areas in Polk County (October, 2008)

Winter Haven city, FL: 7.7%
Lakeland city, FL: 7.3%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area: 7.9%

Mass Layoff: Florida - (October, 2008)

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Historical Changes in Polk County, Fl

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(Not Seasonally Adjusted)

Mar. 2012:
9.5%

Feb. 2012:
10.0%

Jan. 2012:
10.6%

Dec. 2011:
10.7%

Nov. 2011:
11.1%

Oct. 2011:
11.5%

Sep. 2011:
12.1%

Aug. 2011:
12.3%

Jul. 2011:
12.4%

Jun. 2011:
11.9%

May. 2011:
11.0%

Apr. 2011:
10.8%

Mar. 2011:
11.3%

Feb. 2011:
11.6%

Jan. 2011:
12.1%

Dec. 2010:
11.9%

Nov. 2010:
12.6%

Oct. 2010:
12.2%

Sep. 2010:
12.5%

Aug. 2010:
12.8%

Jul. 2010:
12.7%

Jun. 2010:
12.1%

May. 2010:
11.5%

Apr. 2010:
11.5%

Mar. 2010:
11.9%

Feb. 2010:
12.2%

Jan. 2010:
12.4%

Dec. 2009:
12.8%

Nov. 2009:
12.9%

Oct. 2009:
12.6%

Sep. 2009:
12.8%

Aug. 2009:
12.4%

Jul. 2009:
12.4%

Jun. 2009:
11.6%

May. 2009:
10.9%

Apr. 2009:
10.3%

Mar. 2009:
10.6%

Feb. 2009:
10.5%

Jan. 2009:
10.0%

Dec. 2008:
8.6%

Nov. 2008:
8.2%

Oct. 2008:
7.9%

Sep. 2008:
7.9%

Aug. 2008:
7.9%

Jul. 2008:
7.4%

Jun. 2008:
6.4%

May. 2008:
5.7%

Apr. 2008:
5.0%

Mar. 2008:
5.1%

Feb. 2008:
4.9%

Jan. 2008:
5.2%

Dec. 2007:
4.9%

Nov. 2007:
4.8%

Oct. 2007:
4.9%

Sep. 2007:
5.2%

Aug. 2007:
5.2%

Jul. 2007:
5.2%

Jun. 2007:
4.6%

May. 2007:
3.7%

Apr. 2007:
3.6%

Mar. 2007:
3.7%

Feb. 2007:
3.8%

Jan. 2007:
4.0%

Dec. 2006:
3.5%

Nov. 2006:
3.8%

Oct. 2006:
3.7%

Sep. 2006:
4.2%

Aug. 2006:
4.3%

Jul. 2006:
4.2%

Jun. 2006:
3.7%

May. 2006:
3.2%

Apr. 2006:
3.1%

Mar. 2006:
3.2%

Feb. 2006:
3.5%

Jan. 2006:
3.5%

Dec. 2005:
3.3%

Nov. 2005:
3.8%

Oct. 2005:
3.8%

Sep. 2005:
4.3%

Aug. 2005:
4.3%

Jul. 2005:
4.5%

Jun. 2005:
4.2%

May. 2005:
3.7%

Apr. 2005:
3.7%

Mar. 2005:
4.0%

Feb. 2005:
4.3%

Jan. 2005:
4.5%

Dec. 2004:
4.3%

Nov. 2004:
4.8%

Oct. 2004:
4.9%

Sep. 2004:
5.3%

Aug. 2004:
5.5%

Jul. 2004:
5.7%

Jun. 2004:
5.2%

May. 2004:
4.4%

Apr. 2004:
4.3%

Mar. 2004:
4.6%

Feb. 2004:
4.6%

Jan. 2004:
4.9%

Dec. 2003:
4.5%

Nov. 2003:
5.1%

Oct. 2003:
5.3%

Sep. 2003:
6.1%

Aug. 2003:
6.3%

Jul. 2003:
6.4%

Jun. 2003:
6.4%

May. 2003:
5.2%

Apr. 2003:
5.0%

Mar. 2003:
5.2%

Feb. 2003:
5.3%

Jan. 2003:
5.6%

Dec. 2002:
5.2%

Nov. 2002:
5.5%

Oct. 2002:
5.6%

Sep. 2002:
6.1%

Aug. 2002:
6.7%

Jul. 2002:
6.6%

Jun. 2002:
6.2%

May. 2002:
5.3%

Apr. 2002:
5.4%

Mar. 2002:
5.4%

Feb. 2002:
5.5%

Jan. 2002:
5.8%

Dec. 2001:
5.8%

Nov. 2001:
5.8%

Oct. 2001:
6.1%

Sep. 2001:
5.2%

Aug. 2001:
5.8%

Jul. 2001:
5.7%

Jun. 2001:
5.1%

May. 2001:
4.1%

Apr. 2001:
4.2%

Mar. 2001:
4.1%

Feb. 2001:
4.0%

Jan. 2001:
4.3%

Dec. 2000:
3.6%

Nov. 2000:
3.9%

Oct. 2000:
4.2%

Sep. 2000:
4.9%

Aug. 2000:
5.3%

Jul. 2000:
5.0%

Jun. 2000:
4.5%

May. 2000:
3.7%

Apr. 2000:
3.4%

Mar. 2000:
3.6%

Feb. 2000:
3.6%

Jan. 2000:
3.8%

Dec. 1999:
3.7%

Nov. 1999:
4.6%

Oct. 1999:
5.0%

Sep. 1999:
6.5%

Aug. 1999:
6.9%

Jul. 1999:
6.9%

Jun. 1999:
5.8%

May. 1999:
4.0%

Apr. 1999:
4.1%

Mar. 1999:
4.1%

Feb. 1999:
4.5%

Jan. 1999:
4.6%

Dec. 1998:
3.8%

Nov. 1998:
4.8%

Oct. 1998:
5.6%

Sep. 1998:
7.3%

Aug. 1998:
7.8%

Jul. 1998:
7.9%

Jun. 1998:
6.5%

May. 1998:
4.7%

Apr. 1998:
4.3%

Mar. 1998:
4.9%

Feb. 1998:
4.9%

Jan. 1998:
5.4%

Dec. 1997:
5.0%

Nov. 1997:
5.4%

Oct. 1997:
6.1%

Sep. 1997:
7.8%

Aug. 1997:
8.8%

Jul. 1997:
8.6%

Jun. 1997:
7.7%

May. 1997:
5.8%

Apr. 1997:
5.7%

Mar. 1997:
6.0%

Feb. 1997:
5.8%

Jan. 1997:
6.4%

Dec. 1996:
5.7%

Nov. 1996:
6.6%

Oct. 1996:
7.1%

Sep. 1996:
8.6%

Aug. 1996:
8.7%

Jul. 1996:
9.2%

Jun. 1996:
7.2%

May. 1996:
6.0%

Apr. 1996:
5.3%

Mar. 1996:
5.6%

Feb. 1996:
5.6%

Jan. 1996:
6.1%

Dec. 1995:
5.9%

Nov. 1995:
6.7%

Oct. 1995:
7.7%

Sep. 1995:
9.3%

Aug. 1995:
9.7%

Jul. 1995:
10.0%

Jun. 1995:
9.1%

May. 1995:
6.4%

Apr. 1995:
6.1%

Mar. 1995:
5.8%

Feb. 1995:
5.8%

Jan. 1995:
6.7%

Dec. 1994:
6.1%

Nov. 1994:
7.2%

Oct. 1994:
8.2%

Sep. 1994:
9.7%

Aug. 1994:
10.6%

Jul. 1994:
10.7%

Jun. 1994:
8.8%

May. 1994:
7.7%

Apr. 1994:
8.0%

Mar. 1994:
8.4%

Feb. 1994:
8.4%

Jan. 1994:
9.1%

Dec. 1993:
8.1%

Nov. 1993:
9.4%

Oct. 1993:
10.3%

Sep. 1993:
11.2%

Aug. 1993:
11.7%

Jul. 1993:
11.9%

Jun. 1993:
11.2%

May. 1993:
9.1%

Apr. 1993:
8.5%

Mar. 1993:
8.9%

Feb. 1993:
9.4%

Jan. 1993:
10.0%

Dec. 1992:
9.3%

Nov. 1992:
10.3%

Oct. 1992:
10.5%

Sep. 1992:
13.6%

Aug. 1992:
13.8%

Jul. 1992:
13.9%

Jun. 1992:
13.0%

May. 1992:
10.5%

Apr. 1992:
9.5%

Mar. 1992:
10.0%

Feb. 1992:
10.0%

Jan. 1992:
10.3%

Dec. 1991:
9.4%

Nov. 1991:
9.8%

Oct. 1991:
10.3%

Sep. 1991:
11.7%

Aug. 1991:
12.0%

Jul. 1991:
12.1%

Jun. 1991:
11.6%

May. 1991:
10.0%

Apr. 1991:
8.0%

Mar. 1991:
8.1%

Feb. 1991:
8.6%

Jan. 1991:
9.0%

Dec. 1990:
8.8%

Nov. 1990:
9.6%

Oct. 1990:
10.0%

Sep. 1990:
11.9%

Aug. 1990:
12.8%

Jul. 1990:
12.5%

Jun. 1990:
12.0%

May. 1990:
11.0%

Apr. 1990:
10.7%

Mar. 1990:
9.0%

Feb. 1990:
7.8%

Jan. 1990:
7.7%

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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