Central Florida’s Unemployment Rate At 5.3% for July 2021, 0.2 Percentage Point Higher than the State

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August 24, 2021

Contact: Lesley Harris

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Central Florida’s Unemployment Rate At 5.3% for July 2021, 0.2 Percentage Point Higher than the State


Orlando, Fla.,– The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Central Florida (CSCF) region (Lake, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Sumter counties) was 5.3% in July 2021, which was higher than the state’s rate of 5.1%. This rate was 10.2 percentage points lower than the region’s rate of 15.5% during the same timeframe last year. The labor force was 1,374,975, up 17,275 (+1.3) over the year. There were 73,328 unemployed residents in the region.

Unemployment Rates

Central Florida’s Lowest Unemployment Rates:

  • Seminole County had the lowest unemployment rate (4.5%) in the CSCF region followed by Lake County (5.2%), Orange County (5.3%), Osceola County (6.3%), and Sumter County (6.5%).

Job Growth Trends

Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford MSA:

  • Nonagricultural employment was 1,215,700, an increase of 71,300 Jobs
    (+6.2%) over the year.
  • Fastest Annual Job Growth*
    • Leisure and Hospitality Services (+18.1%)
    • Education and Health Services (+6.7%)
    • Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+4.7%)
    • Mining, logging, and Construction (+4.2%)
    • Financial Activities (+4.1%)
  • Third Highest Annual Job Growth*
    • Mining, Logging, and Construction (+3,400 Jobs)
    • Financial Activities (+3,100 Jobs)

The Villages MSA:

  • Nonagricultural employment in The Villages MSA was 30,600, an increase of 100 jobs (+0.3 percent) over the year.

Trends in High Growth Industries (HGIs):

The Following HGIs Grew Faster in the CSCF Region than Statewide Over the Year:

  • Leisure and Hospitality (+31,300 Jobs)
  • Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+10,500 Jobs)
  • Education and Health Services (+10,200 Jobs)
  • Professional and Business Services (+6,700 Jobs)
  • Mining, Logging, and Construction (+3,400 Jobs)
  • Financial Activities (+3,100 Jobs)
  • Information (+1,000 Jobs)

Industries losing jobs over the year were:

    • Government (-600 Jobs)
    • Manufacturing (-400 Jobs)

Additional Information


*Compared to all Metro Areas in the State

Source: Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, Bureau of Workforce Statistics and Economic Research.