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Port St. Lucie, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Port St Lucie rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.2%. 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 May 2020 at 13.2% and is now 10.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in January 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.4 percentage points. You can also compare Port St Lucie unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Florida 2.8% +0.1 +0.1
Port St Lucie 3.2% +0.1 +0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Port St Lucie, Florida, National

Port St Lucie, Florida monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Port St Lucie, Florida Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Port St Lucie peaked in May 2020 at 28,313. There are now 20,693 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,597 in January 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,023. Port St Lucie employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Port St Lucie, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Port St Lucie 7,620 +207 +911

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
October
2023		 3.9% 2.8% — —
September
2023		 3.8% 2.8% 3.2% 7,620
August
2023		 3.8% 2.7% 3.1% 7,413
July
2023		 3.5% 2.7% 3.1% 7,310
June
2023		 3.6% 2.6% 3.0% 7,233
May
2023		 3.7% 2.6% 3.0% 7,123
April
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.9% 6,920
March
2023		 3.5% 2.6% 2.9% 6,827
February
2023		 3.6% 2.6% 2.9% 6,668
January
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.8% 6,597
December
2022		 3.5% 2.7% 2.9% 6,713
November
2022		 3.6% 2.7% 2.9% 6,691

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩

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