The unemployment rate in Palm Coast, Florida, is 5.4% SEE FLORIDA MAP

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Florida’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in April 2026, up 0.1 percentage point from the March 2026 rate, and up 1.1 percentage points from a year ago. There were 532,000 jobless Floridians out of a labor force of 11,150,000. The U.S. seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.3 percent in April. 

These are the official rates For April 

Flagler County Unemployment — April 2026 (Official)

• Unemployment rate: 5.5%

• Month: April 2026

• Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS) in cooperation with FloridaCommerce

• Published: May 1, 2026

Palm Coast’s city‑level rate was reported as 5.4%, but the official BLS number is always the county rate, which is what economists and FloridaCommerce use.

December 2020, the local rate was 6.4% 

The annual average unemployment rates for Palm Coast, Florida, and its surrounding county (Flagler County) from 2020 through 2026 track a dramatic swing. The local economy went from pandemic-era highs to historic lows, followed by a slight upward trend. [1, 2]

Annual Average Unemployment Rates (2020–2026) [2]

Year [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]	Palm Coast / Flagler County Average Rate	Economic Context
2020	9.5% – 10.2%	Spiked to a monthly record of 15.6% in April before recovering late in the year.
2021	4.7%	Steady recovery as businesses reopened.
2022	3.4%	Reached a period of historic lows.
2023	3.6%	Maintained a tight, stable labor market.
2024	4.0%	Began trending slightly upward as the labor force expanded.
2025	4.8%	Economic tightening and inflation forced local rates upward.
2026	5.4%	The current local rate (as of April 2026) reflecting post-pandemic normalization.

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