North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for North Port fell 0.1 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in North Port peaked in December 2010 at 12.6% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare North Port unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Florida	9.9%	-0.1	-2.1
North Port	10.1%	-0.1	-2.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: North Port, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

North Port, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in North Port peaked in December 2010 at 38,216. There are now 8,088 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. North Port employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in North Port, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
North Port	30,128	-418	-8,088

Number of Unemployed Persons

North Port, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	North Port Unemployment Rate	North Port Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.9%	10.1%	30,128
November 2011	8.7%	10.0%	10.2%	30,546
October 2011	8.9%	10.4%	10.4%	31,133
September 2011	9.0%	10.6%	10.6%	31,594
August 2011	9.1%	10.7%	10.7%	32,001
July 2011	9.1%	10.7%	10.7%	32,280
June 2011	9.1%	10.7%	10.8%	32,575
May 2011	9.0%	10.6%	10.9%	32,739
April 2011	9.0%	10.8%	11.1%	33,465
March 2011	8.9%	11.1%	11.5%	34,608
February 2011	9.0%	11.5%	11.9%	36,108
January 2011	9.1%	11.9%	12.4%	37,539