TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity announced the Southwest Florida area March 2020 Employment Data. This month, Florida saw expected changes in employment and unemployment data due to COVID-19 and the state’s effort to mitigate the spread.

Fort Myers Area Economic Indicators Include:

• Unemployment rate was 4.3 percent, up 1.1 percentage points from one year ago.
• 2,300 new private-sector jobs have been added in the past year.
• Industries with the highest growth over the year in the Fort Myers area were
  • professional and business services with 1,700 new jobs; and
  • construction with 1,400 new jobs.

   

  Naples Area Economic Indicators Include:

• Unemployment rate was 4.0 percent, up 1.1 percentage points from one year ago.
• 600 new private-sector jobs have been added in the past year.
• Industries with the highest growth over the year in the Naples area were

• professional and business services with 900 new jobs; and
• construction with 800 new jobs.

To view the March 2020 employment data, visit www.floridajobs.org/labor-market-information/labor-market-information-press-releases/monthly-press-releases.

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