Punta Gorda, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Punta Gorda fell 0.2 percentage points in March 2012 to 9.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Punta Gorda peaked in October 2010 at 12.6% and is now 3.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Punta Gorda 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
Punta Gorda	9.3%	-0.2	-2.3

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: 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 2,304 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	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Punta Gorda	6,485	-135	-1,492

Number of Unemployed Persons

Punta Gorda, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Punta Gorda Unemployment Rate	Punta Gorda Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	9.0%	9.3%	6,485
February 2012	8.3%	9.4%	9.5%	6,620
January 2012	8.3%	9.6%	9.7%	6,775
December 2011	8.5%	9.9%	10.1%	6,994
November 2011	8.7%	10.1%	10.3%	7,128
October 2011	8.9%	10.2%	10.6%	7,335
September 2011	9.0%	10.4%	10.8%	7,486
August 2011	9.1%	10.5%	11.0%	7,572
July 2011	9.1%	10.6%	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%	10.6%	11.3%	7,755