The latest jobs report shows the Leon County February unemployment rate is 4.9%. The January unemployment rate was revised to 5.0%.
There were 158,654 people working in Leon County in February compared to January’s revised employment number of 156,764. The size of the workforce in February was 166,9120, up from the 165,083 reported in February.
End of year reports show that Leon County finished 2025 with an average unemployment rate of 4.1% with an average of 158,233 people employed and an annual average workforce of 165,000.
Year Over Year Comparisons
The Leon County Jobs Report, provided below, shows the number of people working in February 2026 was 1,220 less than in February 2025. The February labor force – those looking for jobs – came in at 166,912 which was 1,285 more than reported one year ago.
The February unemployment rate of 4.9% is up from the 3.5% reported one year ago. At the state level, the February unemployment rate of 4.8% was up from the 3.5% 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 February back to 2023.
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