North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for North Port fell 0.0 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.6 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in North Port peaked in December 2009 at 12.2% and is now 9.4 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare North Port unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Florida	3.4%	-0.1	-0.5
North Port	2.8%	0.0	-0.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 26,869 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 71. North Port employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in North Port, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
North Port	10,225	+71	-2,447

Number of Unemployed Persons

North Port, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	North Port Unemployment Rate	North Port Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	3.4%	2.8%	10,225
September 2018	3.7%	3.5%	2.8%	10,154
August 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.3%	12,056
July 2018	3.9%	3.7%	3.4%	12,558
June 2018	4.0%	3.8%	3.5%	12,825
May 2018	3.8%	3.8%	3.3%	12,261
April 2018	3.9%	3.9%	3.5%	12,688
March 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.6%	13,147
February 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.6%	13,130
January 2018	4.1%	3.9%	3.6%	13,195
December 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.5%	12,750