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Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Naples fell 0.0 percentage points in May 2023 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Naples peaked in April 2020 at 14.0% and is now 11.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in September 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Naples unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% +0.3 +0.1
Florida 2.6% 0.0 -0.3
Naples 2.8% 0.0 0.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with May 2023 data as June 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 23,222. There are now 17,900 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 4,263 in September 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,059. Naples employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Naples, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons May 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Naples 5,322 +116 -39

Number of Unemployed Persons

Naples, Florida Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Florida
Unemployment Rate
Naples
Unemployment Rate
Naples
Unemployed
June
2023
3.6%
May
2023
3.7% 2.6% 2.8% 5,322
April
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.8% 5,206
March
2023
3.5% 2.6% 2.7% 5,189
February
2023
3.6% 2.6% 2.7% 5,122
January
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.7% 5,139
December
2022
3.5% 2.7% 2.8% 5,314
November
2022
3.6% 2.7% 2.8% 5,280
October
2022
3.7% 2.7% 2.8% 5,290
September
2022
3.5% 2.7% 2.2% 4,263
August
2022
3.7% 2.7% 2.4% 4,516
July
2022
3.5% 2.7% 2.5% 4,813

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.