The latest reports show that Leon County lost 371 jobs in March when compared to last month. There were 159,421 people working in Leon County in March compared to last month’s revised employment number of 159,792.
The March unemployment rate increased to 3.7% from the 3.1% reported last month. The number of people in the work force increased from 165,177 in February to 165,586 in March.
One year ago, the February 2023 unemployment rate was 2.8%.
Year Over Year Comparisons
The Leon County Jobs Report, provided below, shows the number of people working in March 2024 was 3,399 more than in March, 2023. The March labor force – those looking for jobs – came in at 165,586 which was 5,185 more than the number reported one year ago.
The chart below shows the monthly level of jobs in Leon County over the last 37 months with a 12-month average trend line. The highlighted numbers relate to employment levels for the month of March back to 2021.
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