North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for North Port fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2019 to 3.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in North Port peaked in December 2009 at 12.2% and is now 8.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare North Port unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.8%	-0.2	-0.3
Florida	3.5%	+0.1	-0.4
North Port	3.4%	-0.1	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2019 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 February 2010 at 37,094. There are now 24,421 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,154 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,519. North Port employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in North Port, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
North Port	12,673	-381	-457

Number of Unemployed Persons

North Port, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	North Port Unemployment Rate	North Port Unemployed
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	—	—
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	3.4%	12,673
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	3.5%	13,054
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.3%	12,143
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	2.9%	10,828
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	2.8%	10,226
September 2018	3.7%	3.3%	2.8%	10,154
August 2018	3.8%	3.4%	3.3%	12,056
July 2018	3.9%	3.5%	3.4%	12,558
June 2018	4.0%	3.6%	3.5%	12,825
May 2018	3.8%	3.7%	3.3%	12,261
April 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.5%	12,688