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North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for North Port fell 0.0 percentage points in November 2023 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in North Port peaked in April 2020 at 13.7% and is now 10.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.6% in October 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.5 percentage points. You can also compare North Port unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.7% -0.1 +0.1
Florida 2.9% +0.1 +0.2
North Port 3.1% 0.0 +0.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with November 2023 data as December metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: North Port, Florida, National

North Port, Florida monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

North Port, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in North Port peaked in May 2020 at 46,130. There are now 33,683 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 10,005 in January 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,442. North Port employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in North Port, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons November 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
North Port 12,447 +271 +2,265

Number of Unemployed Persons

North Port, Florida Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Florida
Unemployment Rate
North Port
Unemployment Rate
North Port
Unemployed
December
2023
3.7%
November
2023
3.7% 2.9% 3.1% 12,447
October
2023
3.8% 2.8% 3.1% 12,176
September
2023
3.8% 2.8% 3.0% 11,831
August
2023
3.8% 2.7% 2.9% 11,429
July
2023
3.5% 2.7% 2.8% 11,156
June
2023
3.6% 2.6% 2.8% 10,900
May
2023
3.7% 2.6% 2.7% 10,662
April
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.7% 10,368
March
2023
3.5% 2.6% 2.6% 10,284
February
2023
3.6% 2.6% 2.6% 10,074
January
2023
3.4% 2.6% 2.6% 10,005

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.