Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Cape Coral fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Cape Coral peaked in January 2010 at 13.0% and is now 9.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.3% in October 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Cape Coral unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | February 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 4.1% | 0.0 | -0.6 |
Florida | 3.9% | 0.0 | -0.6 |
Cape Coral | 3.6% | 0.0 | -1.1 |
Unemployment Rate: Cape Coral, Florida, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Cape Coral, Florida Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Cape Coral peaked in February 2010 at 36,116. There are now 24,008 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,890 in October 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,218. Cape Coral employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Cape Coral, Florida) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | February 2018 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Cape Coral | 12,108 | -26 | -3,585 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Cape Coral, Florida Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Florida Unemployment Rate |
Cape Coral Unemployment Rate |
Cape Coral Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
March 2018 |
4.1% | — | — | — |
February 2018 |
4.1% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 12,108 |
January 2018 |
4.1% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 12,134 |
December 2017 |
4.1% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 11,885 |
November 2017 |
4.1% | 3.9% | 3.6% | 11,810 |
October 2017 |
4.1% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 10,890 |
September 2017 |
4.2% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 11,175 |
August 2017 |
4.4% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 12,251 |
July 2017 |
4.3% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 12,680 |
June 2017 |
4.3% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 13,188 |
May 2017 |
4.3% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 13,436 |
April 2017 |
4.4% | 4.3% | 4.2% | 13,996 |
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. ↩