Unemployment Rate in Hillsborough County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.5%
Rank #1,649/3,222 · #28 in FL
49th
Hillsborough 4.5%
FL 4.8% -6.6%
US 5.3% -15.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
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Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Hillsborough County's unemployment rate of 4.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Hillsborough County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,646 | New Hanover County, NC | 4.5% |
| #1,647 | Iroquois County, IL | 4.5% |
| #1,648 | Terry County, TX | 4.5% |
| #1,649 | Hillsborough County, FL | 4.5% |
| #1,650 | Tillamook County, OR | 4.5% |
| #1,651 | Okanogan County, WA | 4.5% |
| #1,652 | Houston County, AL | 4.5% |
About Unemployment Rate
Hillsborough County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 4.5%, ranking #1,649 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Florida, it ranks #28 of 67. This places it in the 49th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.