Overall unemployment rate moved down to 2.5% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 600 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2022.
Total employment in the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL market rose by 1,939 jobs in April and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 40 bps to 2.5%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 42 bps over the same time to 3.3%.
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL unemployment rate is 84 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 240 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in April versus prior month by 2.3% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs grew by 0.4% . Key sectors include:
- Transportation & Utilities: 43,500; -600
- Education & Healthcare: 39,300; +500
- Restaurants & Hotels: 33,400; +400
- Government: 26,400; -100
- Business Services: 24,600; +400
- Construction, Mining: 14,500; no change
- Manufacturing: 12,000; +100
- Financial Services: 9,800; no change
- Other Jobs: 8,600; +200
- IT & Development: 1,800; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through April 2022 (Data published June 2022 and reports created on June 1, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.