Port St. Lucie, Florida Job Growth

There were 117,500 jobs in Port St. Lucie, Florida in March 2012 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 165,548 employed persons for the month. Port St. Lucie lost 1,200 jobs in March 2012 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 141 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Port St. Lucie job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	117,500	-1,200	-2,300
CPS	165,548	-141	+737

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

Port St. Lucie, Florida Employment Changes

The chart below shows the monthly job growth for Port St. Lucie as measured by the CES survey. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green. The CPS data is not shown since it is not seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for Port St. Lucie, Florida

CES employment for Port St. Lucie peaked in March 2007 at 135,400. Since then 17,900 jobs have been lost in Port St. Lucie according to the employer survey.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 178,834 for Port St. Lucie in January 2007. 13,286 jobs have been lost in Port St. Lucie since then according to the household survey. From a November 2009 low of 163,363, Port St. Lucie has added 2,185 jobs according to the CPS survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

Port St. Lucie, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
March 2012	117,500	-1,200	165,548	-141
February 2012	118,700	200	165,689	419
January 2012	118,500	-1,800	165,270	556
December 2011	120,300	-100	164,714	-284
November 2011	120,400	-100	164,998	-206
October 2011	120,500	0	165,204	294
September 2011	120,500	100	164,910	6
August 2011	120,400	-100	164,904	-92
July 2011	120,500	500	164,996	279
June 2011	120,000	-300	164,717	-49
May 2011	120,300	300	164,766	120
April 2011	120,000	200	164,646	-165
March 2011	119,800	-400	164,811	205