Labor Force and Employment

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Naples News Now
January 10, 2023

Summary

  • The region’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate slipped to 3.9 percent in November 2022, down 0.1 percentage points from both the prior month and same month last year.

  • Lee County’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in November 2022, down 0.3 percentage points from October 2022 and unchanged from November 2021.

  • The unemployment rate in Collier County was 3.1 percent in November 2022, up 0.1 percentage points from the prior month and 0.3 percentage points below October 2021.

  • Charlotte County’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in November 2022, down 0.4 percentage points from the prior month and 0.3 percentage points below November 2021.

  • Hendry’s unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in November 2022, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month and 1.2 percentage points beneath the November 2021 measure.

  • Glades County had an unemployment rate of 3.2 percent in November 2022, up 0.1 percentage points from October 2022 and 0.3 percentage points below November 2021.