The latest jobs report shows the Leon County September unemployment rate was 4.5%. The August unemployment rate was 5.0%. The decrease was due to the cyclical dynamics of the local economy driven by two major universities. Both the workforce and job categories increased when compared to August numbers.
There were 159,419 Leon County residents working in September compared to March’s revised employment number of 155,763. The size of the workforce in September was 166,865 up from the 163,885 reported in August.
Year Over Year Comparisons
The Leon County Jobs Report, provided below, shows the number of Leon County residents working in September 2026 was 662 less than in September 2025. The September labor force – those looking for jobs – came in at 166,865 which was 187 less than reported one year ago.
The September unemployment rate of 4.5% is up from the 4.2% reported one year ago. At the state level, the September unemployment rate of 4.2% (not seasonally adjusted) was the same as 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 September back to 2023.
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