North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for North Port rose 0.4 percentage points in November 2020 to 5.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.0 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in North Port peaked in April 2020 at 14.6% and is now 9.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 5.0% in September 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare North Port unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
| Florida | 6.4% | 0.0 | +3.6 |
| North Port | 5.4% | +0.4 | +2.6 |
Unemployment Rate: North Port, Florida, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
North Port, Florida Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in North Port peaked in April 2020 at 48,060. There are now 28,803 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 17,619 in September 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,638. North Port employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in North Port, Florida) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Port | 19,257 | +1,441 | +8,900 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
North Port, Florida Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Florida Unemployment Rate |
North Port Unemployment Rate |
North Port Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 6.4% | 5.4% | 19,257 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 6.4% | 5.0% | 17,816 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.2% | 5.0% | 17,619 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 7.3% | 5.9% | 20,665 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 11.4% | 9.2% | 32,102 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 10.3% | 8.4% | 28,611 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 13.7% | 12.5% | 41,984 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 13.8% | 14.6% | 48,060 |
| March 2020 |
4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 16,067 |
| February 2020 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 10,785 |
| January 2020 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 10,605 |
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. ↩
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