Port St. Lucie, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Port St Lucie fell 0.0 percentage points in February 2018 to 4.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Port St Lucie peaked in December 2009 at 13.2% and is now 8.5 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.6% in September 2017, the unemployment rate has now grown by 1.1 percentage points. You can also compare Port St Lucie unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Florida	3.9%	0.0	-0.6
Port St Lucie	4.7%	0.0	-0.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March 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 November 2010 at 25,396. There are now 15,450 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 7,625 in September 2017, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,321. Port St Lucie employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Port St Lucie, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Port St Lucie	9,946	+88	-1,696

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
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	3.9%	4.7%	9,946
January 2018	4.1%	3.9%	4.7%	9,858
December 2017	4.1%	3.9%	4.5%	9,352
November 2017	4.1%	3.9%	4.2%	8,877
October 2017	4.1%	3.9%	3.7%	7,797
September 2017	4.2%	3.9%	3.6%	7,625
August 2017	4.4%	4.0%	4.0%	8,448
July 2017	4.3%	4.1%	4.3%	8,948
June 2017	4.3%	4.1%	4.6%	9,640
May 2017	4.3%	4.2%	4.8%	10,094
April 2017	4.4%	4.3%	5.0%	10,540