Punta Gorda, FL MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change Year Ago |
| 1990 | 39,646 | - | 4.9 | - |
| 1991 | 40,196 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 1.9 |
| 1992 | 41,426 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 0.8 |
| 1993 | 42,104 | 1.6 | 6.6 | -1.0 |
| 1994 | 43,277 | 2.8 | 5.7 | -0.9 |
| 1995 | 43,148 | -0.3 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| 1996 | 44,247 | 2.5 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| 1997 | 45,100 | 1.9 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 46,269 | 2.6 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| 1999 | 48,636 | 5.1 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 2000 | 53,120 | 9.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 53,427 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| 2002 | 56,313 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 56,602 | 0.5 | 5.4 | -0.3 |
| 2004 | 58,019 | 2.5 | 5.3 | -0.1 |
| 2005 | 61,762 | 6.5 | 4.1 | -1.2 |
| 2006 | 65,472 | 6.0 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | 64,686 | -1.2 | 5.2 | 1.8 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 43,132 | 3.1 | 5.7 | -1.3 |
| Feb | 43,376 | 1.6 | 4.1 | -2.1 |
| Mar | 43,579 | 0.7 | 3.9 | -2.3 |
| Apr | 43,404 | 0.9 | 4.6 | -1.4 |
| May | 43,074 | -1.4 | 4.4 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 43,302 | 0.5 | 4.8 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 42,897 | -1.3 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 42,786 | -1.3 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 42,879 | -1.1 | 5.3 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 43,081 | -1.5 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 43,122 | -1.3 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 43,149 | -2.3 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| 1996-Jan | 42,866 | -0.6 | 4.8 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 43,787 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 44,396 | 1.9 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 44,101 | 1.6 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| May | 44,395 | 3.1 | 3.9 | -0.5 |
| Jun | 44,367 | 2.5 | 4.1 | -0.7 |
| Jul | 44,154 | 2.9 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 44,003 | 2.8 | 4.1 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 43,948 | 2.5 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 44,594 | 3.5 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 44,903 | 4.1 | 4.3 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 45,454 | 5.3 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| 1997-Jan | 45,152 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 45,242 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 46,097 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Apr | 45,575 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 0.2 |
| May | 45,890 | 3.4 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 45,731 | 3.1 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 44,915 | 1.7 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 44,403 | 0.9 | 4.0 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 44,283 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 44,404 | -0.4 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 44,641 | -0.6 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 44,864 | -1.3 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 44,879 | -0.6 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 45,164 | -0.2 | 4.4 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 45,707 | -0.8 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 45,823 | 0.5 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| May | 46,514 | 1.4 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 46,304 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 46,332 | 3.2 | 3.6 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 45,938 | 3.5 | 3.4 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 46,499 | 5.0 | 3.9 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 46,993 | 5.8 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| Nov | 47,394 | 6.2 | 3.1 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 47,683 | 6.3 | 2.8 | -0.9 |
| 1999-Jan | 47,446 | 5.7 | 3.9 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 47,363 | 4.9 | 3.8 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 47,969 | 4.9 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 48,370 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 0.3 |
| May | 48,606 | 4.5 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 48,561 | 4.9 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 48,157 | 3.9 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 48,061 | 4.6 | 3.1 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 48,745 | 4.8 | 3.7 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 49,307 | 4.9 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 50,215 | 6.0 | 2.9 | -0.2 |
| Dec | 50,833 | 6.6 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 2000-Jan | 54,235 | 14.3 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 54,080 | 14.2 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 54,395 | 13.4 | 3.5 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 53,874 | 11.4 | 3.5 | -0.3 |
| May | 53,314 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Jun | 52,312 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| Jul | 52,169 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 52,205 | 8.6 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| Sep | 52,355 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 52,793 | 7.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 52,761 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 52,942 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| 2001-Jan | 52,985 | -2.3 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 53,497 | -1.1 | 3.7 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 54,224 | -0.3 | 3.8 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 53,302 | -1.1 | 4.1 | 0.6 |
| May | 53,322 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 52,764 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Jul | 53,027 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 53,012 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 53,820 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 53,275 | 0.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 53,557 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 54,343 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 1.9 |
| 2002-Jan | 54,955 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 1.8 |
| Feb | 55,564 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 1.8 |
| Mar | 55,903 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 55,868 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
| May | 56,180 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1.8 |
| Jun | 55,729 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 1.6 |
| Jul | 56,024 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 1.6 |
| Aug | 56,332 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Sep | 56,915 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1.6 |
| Oct | 57,007 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 57,457 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 57,823 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 56,978 | 3.7 | 5.9 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 56,916 | 2.4 | 5.4 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 56,911 | 1.8 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 56,556 | 1.2 | 5.1 | -0.4 |
| May | 56,677 | 0.9 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 56,118 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 55,570 | -0.8 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| Aug | 56,075 | -0.5 | 5.7 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 56,220 | -1.2 | 5.7 | -0.1 |
| Oct | 56,539 | -0.8 | 5.0 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 57,095 | -0.6 | 4.9 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 57,573 | -0.4 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| 2004-Jan | 57,549 | 1.0 | 5.2 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 58,380 | 2.6 | 4.8 | -0.6 |
| Mar | 58,336 | 2.5 | 4.8 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 58,426 | 3.3 | 4.6 | -0.5 |
| May | 58,330 | 2.9 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 58,074 | 3.5 | 5.2 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 58,070 | 4.5 | 5.0 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 57,889 | 3.2 | 4.9 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 56,466 | 0.4 | 7.1 | 1.4 |
| Oct | 57,407 | 1.5 | 6.1 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 58,395 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 0.8 |
| Dec | 58,901 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| 2005-Jan | 59,125 | 2.7 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 59,605 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 60,052 | 2.9 | 4.5 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 60,490 | 3.5 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| May | 61,158 | 4.8 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 61,252 | 5.5 | 4.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 61,638 | 6.1 | 4.1 | -1.0 |
| Aug | 62,241 | 7.5 | 3.9 | -1.0 |
| Sep | 63,113 | 11.8 | 4.0 | -3.1 |
| Oct | 63,634 | 10.8 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
| Nov | 63,981 | 9.6 | 3.6 | -2.1 |
| Dec | 64,858 | 10.1 | 3.0 | -2.1 |
| 2006-Jan | 64,194 | 8.6 | 3.4 | -1.9 |
| Feb | 65,094 | 9.2 | 3.2 | -1.7 |
| Mar | 65,499 | 9.1 | 3.1 | -1.3 |
| Apr | 64,775 | 7.1 | 3.2 | -1.0 |
| May | 65,098 | 6.4 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 65,202 | 6.4 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 64,629 | 4.9 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 65,314 | 4.9 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 65,896 | 4.4 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 66,285 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 66,468 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Dec | 67,206 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| 2007-Jan | 65,924 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 0.9 |
| Feb | 66,038 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 66,589 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 65,205 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| May | 65,180 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 1.3 |
| Jun | 64,511 | -1.1 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 64,096 | -0.8 | 5.8 | 2.0 |
| Aug | 63,578 | -2.7 | 5.8 | 2.1 |
| Sep | 63,690 | -3.3 | 6.3 | 2.5 |
| Oct | 63,669 | -3.9 | 6.2 | 2.7 |
| Nov | 63,991 | -3.7 | 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 63,762 | -5.1 | 6.3 | 3.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 63,936 | -3.0 | 6.8 | 2.6 |
| Feb | 63,513 | -3.8 | 6.5 | 2.5 |
| Mar | 63,924 | -4.0 | 6.9 | 2.9 |
| Apr | 63,463 | -2.7 | 6.9 | 2.6 |
| May | 63,317 | -2.9 | 7.4 | 3.0 |
| Jun | 62,967 | -2.4 | 7.6 | 2.4 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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