The latest job report shows that Leon County lost 221 jobs in April when compared to last month. There were 159,327 people working in Leon County in April compared to last month’s revised employment number of 159,548.
The April unemployment rate dropped o 3.3% from the 3.7% reported last month due to a drop in people looking for work. The number of people in the work force decreased from 165,706 in March to 164,760 in April.
One year ago, the April 2023 unemployment rate was 2.5%.
Year Over Year Comparisons
The Leon County Jobs Report, provided below, shows the number of people working in April 2024 was 1,767 more than in April, 2023. The April labor force – those looking for jobs – came in at 164,760 which was 3,088 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 April back to 2021.
April Report Shows Year-Over-Year Growth in Leon Jobs added by Staff on
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