The latest employment report shows that the number of jobs in Leon County remained unchanged in February when compared to January. There were 161,030 people working in Leon County in February compared to January’s revised employment number of 161,081, a decline of 51 jobs.
The February unemployment rate came in at 3.8%, up from the 3.7% reported last month. The size of the workforce also remained unchanged. There were 167,338 people in the workforce in February, up from 167,336 reported in January.
Year Over Year Comparisons
The Leon County Jobs Report, provided below, shows the number of people working in February 2025 was 840 more than in February 2024. The February labor force – those looking for jobs – came in at 167,338 which was 2,008 more than the number reported one year ago.
The January unemployment rate of 3.7% is up from the 3.2% 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 January back to 2022.
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