North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for North Port fell 1.0 percentage points in May 2020 to 13.6%. 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 14.6% and is now 1.0 percentage points lower. You can also compare North Port unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Florida	13.7%	-0.1	+10.5
North Port	13.6%	-1.0	+10.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 48,060. There are now 2,044 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. North Port employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in North Port, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
North Port	46,016	-2,044	+34,068

Number of Unemployed Persons

North Port, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	North Port Unemployment Rate	North Port Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	10.4%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.7%	13.6%	46,016
April 2020	14.7%	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	3.6%	2.8%	2.9%	10,605
December 2019	3.5%	2.9%	2.8%	10,273
November 2019	3.5%	2.8%	2.8%	10,357
October 2019	3.6%	2.9%	2.8%	10,492
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	2.9%	10,687
August 2019	3.7%	3.0%	3.0%	10,948
July 2019	3.7%	3.1%	3.1%	11,269