{"id":150167,"date":"2026-02-10T13:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/150167\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T13:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:37:08","slug":"workforce-shrinks-unemployment-rate-at-4-9-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/150167\/","title":{"rendered":"Workforce Shrinks, Unemployment Rate at 4.9% \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The latest jobs report shows the Leon County December unemployment rate is 4.9%. The November unemployment rate was 5.4%. The Florida December unemployment rate came in at 4.4%.<\/p>\n

A final 2025 report \u2013 with revised numbers \u2013 will be released in March.<\/p>\n

There were 157,743 people working in Leon County in December compared to November\u2019s revised employment number of 157,835. The size of the workforce in December was 165,840, down from the 166,780 reported in November.<\/p>\n

Year Over Year Comparisons<\/p>\n

The Leon County Jobs Report, provided below, shows the number of people working in December 2025 was 2,631 less than in December 2024. The December labor force \u2013 those looking for jobs \u2013 came in at 165,840 which was 66 more than reported one year ago.<\/p>\n

The December unemployment rate of 4.9% is up from the 3.3% reported one year ago. At the state level, December unemployment rate of 4.4% is up from the 3.2% reported one year ago.<\/p>\n

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The chart below shows the monthly level of jobs in Leon County over the last 37 months with a 12-month average trend line. The highlighted numbers relate to employment levels for the month of December back to 2022.<\/p>\n

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