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Unemployment rate in North Port

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 17 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · North Port · Sarasota County · Florida · United States · World
−1.3 pp since 2015
North Port Sarasota County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
North Port
4.3%
Florida
3.9%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance North Port · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.3% · 2025
First value 3.4% · 2000
Highest 12.5% · 2010
Lowest 3.1% · 2006
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearNorth PortChange Sarasota CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.3% +0.7 pp 4.3% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.6% +0.5 pp 3.5% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.1% −0.1 pp 3.1% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.2% −1.0 pp 3.1% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.2% −2.9 pp 4.2% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.1% +3.8 pp 7.3% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.3% −0.4 pp 3.3% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.7% −0.5 pp 3.6% 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.2% −0.5 pp 4.1% 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.7% −0.9 pp 4.7% 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.6% −0.9 pp 5.1% 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 6.5% −1.5 pp 6.1% 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.0% −1.5 pp 7.3% 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 9.5% −1.6 pp 8.7% 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 11.1% −1.4 pp 10.4% 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 12.5% +1.2 pp 11.7% 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 11.3% +3.5 pp 11.2% 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 7.8% +2.9 pp 7.4% 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.9% +1.8 pp 4.5% 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.1% −0.2 pp 3.2% 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.3% −1.1 pp 3.5% 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 4.4% −0.7 pp 4.1% 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.1% −0.2 pp 4.7% 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 5.3% +1.0 pp 5.0% 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 4.3% +0.9 pp 4.1% 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 3.4% 3.2% 3.7% 4.0% 6.1%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Fort Pierce 9.1%
2 Miami Gardens 7.7%
3 Daytona Beach 7.2%
4 North Miami 7.2%
5 Hialeah 6.7%
6 Titusville 6.6%
7 Homestead 6.5%
8 DeLand 6.4%
9 Deltona 6.4%
10 Palm Coast 6.4%
11 Lauderhill 6.3%
12 Melbourne 6.3%
13 Palm Bay 6.3%
14 Hallandale Beach 6.1%
15 North Miami Beach 6.1%
16 Panama City 6.1%
17 Riviera Beach 6.0%
18 Estero 5.9%
19 Jacksonville 5.9%
20 Lauderdale Lakes 5.9%
21 Miami 5.9%
22 Pompano Beach 5.9%
23 Aventura 5.7%
24 Dania Beach 5.7%
25 Bradenton 5.6%
26 Fort Myers 5.6%
27 North Port 5.6%
28 Cutler Bay 5.5%
29 Port St. Lucie 5.5%
30 Tamarac 5.5%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.