Southeast Information Office

Palm Bay

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jul 2026
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Jul 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL — May 2025	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jul 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages for Selected Engineering Occupations in Selected Southeast Metropolitan Areas – May 2017	Employment, Pay	News Release	Jun 2018

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Economy at a Glance:

Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

Data Series	Back Data	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2026	May 2026
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)304.3	303.3	305.2	304.1	304.9	(p)304.0
Employment(1)		(2)289.8	287.2	289.7	289.7	290.2	(p)289.6
Unemployment(1)		(2)14.5	16.1	15.6	14.3	14.7	(p)14.4
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)4.8	5.3	5.1	4.7	4.8	(p)4.7
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		261.3	258.0	258.9	259.2	260.9	(p)259.7
12-month % change		0.7	-0.1	-0.5	-0.4	0.0	(p)-0.2
Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)		16.7	16.4	16.4	16.3	16.6	(p)16.6
12-month % change		0.6	0.0	-0.6	-1.2	-1.2	(p)-1.8
Manufacturing(4)		36.0	35.9	36.1	36.0	36.0	(p)36.2
12-month % change		1.1	0.3	0.6	0.8	1.4	(p)2.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		41.9	40.9	40.8	40.9	41.0	(p)40.9
12-month % change		1.2	0.7	0.0	-0.2	0.2	(p)-0.2
Information(4)		3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	3.2	(p)3.2
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	3.2	3.2	3.2	(p)3.2
Financial Activities(4)		9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	(p)9.0
12-month % change		1.1	0.0	0.0	-1.1	-1.1	(p)-2.2
Professional and Business Services(4)		41.3	40.8	40.8	40.7	40.9	(p)40.6
12-month % change		-0.2	-1.9	-2.6	-1.9	-1.7	(p)-2.2
Education and Health Services(4)		41.7	40.9	41.3	41.5	41.9	(p)41.1
12-month % change		2.2	1.2	1.0	1.5	1.5	(p)1.7
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		30.3	30.4	30.7	31.1	31.7	(p)31.6
12-month % change		2.0	2.7	1.7	2.0	2.6	(p)1.6
Other Services(4)		11.4	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	(p)11.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.9	(p)-0.9
Government(4)		29.6	29.1	29.2	29.1	29.1	(p)29.1
12-month % change		-2.3	-3.6	-4.6	-4.9	-3.6	(p)-3.0
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary