Unemployment Rate in Sarasota County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
3.7%
Rank #1,152/3,222 · #10 in FL
64th
Sarasota 3.7%
FL 4.8% -22.1%
US 5.3% -29.6%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Sarasota County's unemployment rate of 3.7% 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 Sarasota County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,149 | Madison County, MS | 3.7% |
| #1,150 | Castro County, TX | 3.7% |
| #1,151 | Clark County, WI | 3.7% |
| #1,152 | Sarasota County, FL | 3.7% |
| #1,153 | Custer County, CO | 3.7% |
| #1,154 | Brookings County, SD | 3.7% |
| #1,155 | Missoula County, MT | 3.7% |
About Unemployment Rate
Sarasota County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 3.7%, ranking #1,152 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.6% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Florida, it ranks #10 of 67. This places it in the 64th 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.