Punta Gorda, Florida Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Punta Gorda fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2022 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Punta Gorda peaked in April 2020 at 14.6% and is now 11.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Punta Gorda unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
| Florida | 3.0% | -0.2 | -2.1 |
| Punta Gorda | 3.1% | -0.1 | -1.7 |
Unemployment Rate: Punta Gorda, Florida, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Punta Gorda, Florida Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Punta Gorda peaked in April 2020 at 9,626. There are now 7,309 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Punta Gorda employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Punta Gorda, Florida) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Gorda | 2,317 | -89 | -1,133 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Punta Gorda, Florida Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Florida Unemployment Rate |
Punta Gorda Unemployment Rate |
Punta Gorda Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2,317 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 2,406 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 2,489 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 2,542 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 2,621 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 2,630 |
| October 2021 |
4.6% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 2,674 |
| September 2021 |
4.7% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 2,821 |
| August 2021 |
5.2% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 3,031 |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 3,300 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 4.8% | 4.9% | 3,612 |
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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