Port St. Lucie, Florida Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Port St Lucie fell 0.9 percentage points in July 2021 to 4.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Port St Lucie peaked in April 2020 at 14.5% and is now 10.1 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in December 2020, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Port St Lucie unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 5.4% | -0.5 | -4.8 |
| Florida | 5.1% | +0.1 | -6.4 |
| Port St Lucie | 4.4% | -0.9 | -5.3 |
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 April 2020 at 30,306. There are now 20,098 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,564 in December 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 644. Port St Lucie employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Port St Lucie, Florida) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | July 2021 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port St Lucie | 10,208 | -1,902 | -10,885 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 |
5.2% | — | — | — |
| July 2021 |
5.4% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 10,208 |
| June 2021 |
5.9% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 12,110 |
| May 2021 |
5.8% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 12,132 |
| April 2021 |
6.1% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 12,494 |
| March 2021 |
6.0% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 12,600 |
| February 2021 |
6.2% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 11,866 |
| January 2021 |
6.3% | 4.8% | 5.1% | 11,137 |
| December 2020 |
6.7% | 5.1% | 4.4% | 9,564 |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 9,906 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.8% | 4.9% | 10,566 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 7.2% | 5.5% | 11,845 |
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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