Unemployment Rate in Manatee County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.6%
Rank #1,711/3,222 · #30 in FL
47th
Manatee 4.6%
FL 4.8% -4.9%
US 5.3% -14.0%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Manatee County's unemployment rate of 4.6% 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 Manatee County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,708 | Travis County, TX | 4.6% |
| #1,709 | Franklin County, OH | 4.6% |
| #1,710 | Barry County, MO | 4.6% |
| #1,711 | Manatee County, FL | 4.6% |
| #1,712 | Black Hawk County, IA | 4.6% |
| #1,713 | Guilford County, NC | 4.6% |
| #1,714 | Crane County, TX | 4.6% |
About Unemployment Rate
Manatee County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 4.6%, ranking #1,711 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.0% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Florida, it ranks #30 of 67. This places it in the 47th 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.