Port St. Lucie, Florida Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Port St Lucie fell 0.4 percentage points in May 2020 to 13.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Florida rate. The unemployment rate in Port St Lucie peaked in April 2020 at 14.0% and is now 0.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Port St Lucie unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Florida	13.7%	-0.1	+10.5
Port St Lucie	13.6%	-0.4	+9.8

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 in May 2020 is at a new high of 28,513. Port St Lucie employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Port St Lucie, Florida) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Port St Lucie	28,513	+19	+20,118

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
June 2020	11.1%	10.4%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	13.7%	13.6%	28,513
April 2020	14.7%	13.8%	14.0%	28,494
March 2020	4.4%	4.4%	5.2%	11,536
February 2020	3.5%	2.8%	3.5%	7,698
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	3.4%	7,448
December 2019	3.5%	2.9%	3.3%	7,267
November 2019	3.5%	2.8%	3.3%	7,200
October 2019	3.6%	2.9%	3.3%	7,186
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	3.3%	7,229
August 2019	3.7%	3.0%	3.4%	7,365
July 2019	3.7%	3.1%	3.5%	7,617