March Jobs Down Slightly as Leon County Workforce Increases

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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Steve Stewart is the founder and editor of Tallahassee Reports which began in 2009 as an online blog. Steve received a Bachelors Degree from Clemson University in 1984 and a Masters degree in Political Science from FSU in 1990. He has been involved with state and local politics since arriving in Tallahassee in 1989.

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