Port St. Lucie, Florida Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Port St Lucie fell 0.0 percentage points in September 2022 to 2.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points higher than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Port St Lucie peaked in April 2020 at 13.4% and is now 10.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.8% in August 2022, 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 | September 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.5% | -0.2 | -1.2 |
| Florida | 2.5% | -0.2 | -1.4 |
| Port St Lucie | 2.8% | 0.0 | -1.0 |
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 May 2020 at 27,757. There are now 21,293 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Port St Lucie employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Port St Lucie, Florida) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port St Lucie | 6,464 | -79 | -2,197 |
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 2022 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
| September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 6,464 |
| August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 6,543 |
| July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 6,731 |
| June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 6,945 |
| May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 7,054 |
| April 2022 |
3.6% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 7,259 |
| March 2022 |
3.6% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 7,501 |
| February 2022 |
3.8% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 7,756 |
| January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 7,953 |
| December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 8,240 |
| November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 8,189 |
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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