Port St. Lucie, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Port St Lucie fell 0.1 percentage points in August 2019 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Port St Lucie peaked in December 2009 at 13.2% and is now 9.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Port St Lucie unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Florida	3.3%	0.0	-0.1
Port St Lucie	3.7%	-0.1	0.0

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 October 2010 at 25,280. There are now 17,175 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,826 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 279. Port St Lucie employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Port St Lucie, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Port St Lucie	8,105	-286	+171

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
September 2019	3.5%	3.2%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.7%	8,105
July 2019	3.7%	3.3%	3.8%	8,391
June 2019	3.7%	3.4%	4.0%	8,735
May 2019	3.6%	3.4%	4.0%	8,882
April 2019	3.6%	3.5%	4.1%	8,952
March 2019	3.8%	3.5%	4.1%	8,940
February 2019	3.8%	3.5%	4.0%	8,757
January 2019	4.0%	3.4%	3.9%	8,456
December 2018	3.9%	3.3%	3.7%	8,082
November 2018	3.7%	3.3%	3.7%	8,017
October 2018	3.8%	3.3%	3.6%	7,883