The latest job report shows that Leon County added 914 jobs in June when compared to last month. There were 156,671 people working in Leon County in June compared to May’s revised employment number of 155,680.
The June unemployment rate increased to 3.9% from the 3.2% reported last month due to a significant increase in people looking for work. The number of people in the workforce increased from 160,835 in May to 163,010 in June.
One year ago, the June 2023 unemployment rate was 3.4%.
Year Over Year Comparisons
The Leon County Jobs Report, provided below, shows the number of people working in June 2024 was 2,466 more than in June, 2023. The June labor force – those looking for jobs – came in at 163,010 which was 3,301 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 June back to 2021.
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