Department of Numbers

Port St. Lucie, Florida Job Growth

There were 169,200 jobs in Port St Lucie, Florida in January 2023 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 227,145 employed persons for the month. Port St Lucie lost 0 jobs in January 2023 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 22 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare Port St Lucie job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
CES 169,200 0 +6,800
CPS 227,145 -22 +9,323

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 charts below show the monthly job growth for Port St Lucie as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

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 in December 2022 is at a new high of 169,200.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 227,167 for Port St Lucie in December 2022. 22 jobs have been lost in Port St Lucie since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

CES and CPS employment chart through January 2023

Port St Lucie, Florida Employment History

Date CES
Employment
CES
Month/Month
CPS
Employment
CPS
Month/Month
January 2023 169,200 0 227,145 -22
December 2022 169,200 700 227,167 178
November 2022 168,500 400 226,989 393
October 2022 168,100 300 226,596 972
September 2022 167,800 400 225,624 1,471
August 2022 167,400 800 224,153 1,227
July 2022 166,600 1,500 222,926 1,345
June 2022 165,100 300 221,581 986
May 2022 164,800 500 220,595 918
April 2022 164,300 900 219,677 743
March 2022 163,400 0 218,934 611
February 2022 163,400 1,000 218,323 501