North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for North Port rose 0.1 percentage points in November 2022 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 North Port peaked in April 2020 at 14.0% and is now 11.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in August 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare North Port unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.6% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
| Florida | 2.6% | -0.1 | -0.9 |
| North Port | 2.5% | +0.1 | -0.6 |
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 46,789. There are now 36,963 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,462 in September 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 364. North Port employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in North Port, Florida) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Port | 9,826 | +202 | -1,979 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
North Port, Florida Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Florida Unemployment Rate |
North Port Unemployment Rate |
North Port Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2022 |
3.5% | — | — | — |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 9,826 |
| October 2022 |
3.7% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 9,624 |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 9,462 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 9,523 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 9,765 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 10,025 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 10,100 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 10,366 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 10,754 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 11,150 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.5% | 3.0% | 11,452 |
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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