Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Punta Gorda, FL Metro Area's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.9%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-37.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -3.0 pp (-33.7%) |
| 2020 | 5.8% | -0.1 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -0.4 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +0.3 pp (5.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.1 pp (-1.8%) |