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Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Naples rose 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Naples peaked in April 2020 at 14.4% and is now 11.9 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.3% in September 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Naples unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Florida 2.6% -0.1 -0.9
Naples 2.5% +0.1 -0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Naples, Florida, National

Naples, Florida monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Naples, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Naples peaked in May 2020 at 23,144. There are now 18,443 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,318 in September 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 383. Naples employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Naples, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Naples 4,701 +91 -478

Number of Unemployed Persons

Naples, Florida Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Florida
Unemployment Rate
Naples
Unemployment Rate
Naples
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.5% 4,701
December
2022
3.5% 2.7% 2.4% 4,610
November
2022
3.6% 2.7% 2.4% 4,555
October
2022
3.7% 2.7% 2.3% 4,413
September
2022
3.5% 2.7% 2.3% 4,318
August
2022
3.7% 2.7% 2.4% 4,520
July
2022
3.5% 2.7% 2.5% 4,774
June
2022
3.6% 2.8% 2.7% 4,975
May
2022
3.6% 2.9% 2.7% 5,009
April
2022
3.6% 3.0% 2.8% 5,080
March
2022
3.6% 3.1% 2.8% 5,149

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.