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 |
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 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩
