Port St. Lucie, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Port St Lucie fell 0.2 percentage points in December 2011 to 11.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.5 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Port St Lucie peaked in November 2010 at 13.7% and is now 2.3 percentage points lower. You can also compare Port St Lucie unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Florida	9.9%	-0.1	-2.1
Port St Lucie	11.4%	-0.2	-2.3

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Port St Lucie, Florida, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Port St Lucie, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Port St Lucie peaked in December 2010 at 26,157. There are now 4,996 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Port St Lucie	21,161	-445	-4,996

Number of Unemployed Persons

Port St Lucie, Florida Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Florida Unemployment Rate	Port St Lucie Unemployment Rate	Port St Lucie Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	9.9%	11.4%	21,161
November 2011	8.7%	10.0%	11.6%	21,606
October 2011	8.9%	10.4%	11.9%	22,230
September 2011	9.0%	10.6%	12.1%	22,655
August 2011	9.1%	10.7%	12.2%	22,990
July 2011	9.1%	10.7%	12.3%	23,218
June 2011	9.1%	10.7%	12.4%	23,309
May 2011	9.0%	10.6%	12.4%	23,284
April 2011	9.0%	10.8%	12.6%	23,701
March 2011	8.9%	11.1%	12.9%	24,330
February 2011	9.0%	11.5%	13.3%	25,182
January 2011	9.1%	11.9%	13.6%	25,933