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Punta Gorda

Title	BLS Subject	Product Type	Date Published
	AllEmploymentUnemploymentConsumer price indexesPay
Southeast - Labor Force Statistics	Employment, Unemployment	Table	Jun 2025
ConsumerPriceIndex_Summary_Southeast (PDF)	Consumer price indexes	CPI Summary	Apr 2025
Occupational Employment and Wages in Punta Gorda, FL — May 2024	Employment, Pay	News Release	May 2025

Punta Gorda, FL Economy at a Glance:

Punta Gorda, FL

Data Series	Back Data	Nov 2024	Dec 2024	Jan 2025	Feb 2025	Mar 2025	Apr 2025
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		(2)76.8	(2)77.1	78.1	78.0	78.0	(p)77.8
Employment(1)		(2)73.3	(2)74.0	74.3	74.3	74.7	(p)74.3
Unemployment(1)		(2)3.5	(2)3.1	3.8	3.7	3.3	(p)3.4
Unemployment Rate(3)		(2)4.6	(2)4.1	4.8	4.7	4.2	(p)4.4
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(4)		58.7	59.4	58.8	59.3	59.5	(p)59.4
12-month % change		1.4	0.5	0.9	0.0	-0.3	(p)0.2
Mining, Logging and Construction(4)		5.6	5.7	5.5	5.7	5.7	(p)5.7
12-month % change		-5.1	-1.7	-3.5	-1.7	-1.7	(p)0.0
Manufacturing(4)		1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	(p)1.1
12-month % change		10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)		13.3	13.5	13.3	13.2	13.2	(p)13.2
12-month % change		0.0	-0.7	0.8	0.0	-0.8	(p)0.0
Information(4)		0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	(p)0.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	(p)0.0
Financial Activities(4)		2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	(p)2.4
12-month % change		0.0	0.0	-4.0	0.0	-4.0	(p)-4.0
Professional and Business Services(4)		6.7	6.7	6.6	6.7	6.7	(p)6.7
12-month % change		3.1	3.1	3.1	1.5	1.5	(p)0.0
Education and Health Services(4)		10.8	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	(p)10.9
12-month % change		4.9	3.8	4.9	3.8	4.8	(p)4.8
Leisure and Hospitality(4)		8.6	8.8	8.8	8.9	9.0	(p)8.9
12-month % change		1.2	-5.4	-6.4	-7.3	-8.2	(p)-7.3
Other Services(4)		2.8	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	(p)2.9
12-month % change		-3.4	0.0	3.6	0.0	3.6	(p)3.6
Government(4)		7.0	7.1	7.0	7.2	7.2	(p)7.2
12-month % change		4.5	4.4	6.1	2.9	2.9	(p)4.3
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) Data were subject to revision on April 18, 2025. (3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary