Punta Gorda, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Punta Gorda fell 0.2 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 Punta Gorda peaked in October 2010 at 12.6% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Punta Gorda 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
Punta Gorda	10.1%	-0.2	-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: Punta Gorda, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Punta Gorda, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Punta Gorda peaked in December 2010 at 8,789. There are now 1,795 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Punta Gorda employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Punta Gorda, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Punta Gorda	6,994	-134	-1,795

Number of Unemployed Persons

Punta Gorda, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Punta Gorda Unemployment Rate	Punta Gorda Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.9%	10.1%	6,994
November 2011	8.7%	10.0%	10.3%	7,128
October 2011	8.9%	10.4%	10.6%	7,335
September 2011	9.0%	10.6%	10.8%	7,486
August 2011	9.1%	10.7%	11.0%	7,572
July 2011	9.1%	10.7%	11.0%	7,592
June 2011	9.1%	10.7%	11.0%	7,620
May 2011	9.0%	10.6%	11.0%	7,601
April 2011	9.0%	10.8%	11.3%	7,755
March 2011	8.9%	11.1%	11.6%	7,977
February 2011	9.0%	11.5%	12.0%	8,306
January 2011	9.1%	11.9%	12.5%	8,644