Naples-Marco Island, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Naples fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Naples peaked in December 2010 at 12.2% and is now 3.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Naples unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Florida	9.0%	-0.4	-1.7
Naples	8.7%	-0.3	-2.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Naples, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Naples, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Naples peaked in December 2010 at 17,634. There are now 4,616 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Naples employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Naples, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Naples	13,018	-322	-3,287

Number of Unemployed Persons

Naples, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Naples Unemployment Rate	Naples Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	9.0%	8.7%	13,018
February 2012	8.3%	9.4%	9.0%	13,340
January 2012	8.3%	9.6%	9.4%	13,627
December 2011	8.5%	9.9%	9.9%	13,982
November 2011	8.7%	10.1%	10.1%	14,222
October 2011	8.9%	10.2%	10.4%	14,581
September 2011	9.0%	10.4%	10.5%	14,829
August 2011	9.1%	10.5%	10.8%	15,092
July 2011	9.1%	10.6%	10.8%	15,311
June 2011	9.1%	10.7%	10.8%	15,381
May 2011	9.0%	10.6%	10.8%	15,364
April 2011	9.0%	10.6%	11.1%	15,755