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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Fort Pierce

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 60 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+12% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Fort Pierce 20,093
Florida 11M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Fort Pierce · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 20,093 · 2025
First value 16,850 · 2000
Highest 20,168 · 2004
Lowest 16,850 · 2000
Average change +0.7% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearFort PierceChange St. Lucie CountyFlorida
2025 20,093 +0.8% 171K 11M
2024 19,931 +0.5% 170K 11M
2023 19,835 +1.4% 167K 11M
2022 19,552 +0.1% 160K 11M
2021 19,525 +0.8% 153K 10M
2020 19,364 −0.9% 147K 10M
2019 19,539 +0.1% 147K 10M
2018 19,511 +0.7% 143K 10M
2017 19,372 +0.8% 140K 10M
2016 19,217 +6.8% 137K 9.8M
2015 18,001 −0.7% 131K 9.6M
2014 18,128 +1.0% 130K 9.5M
2013 17,956 −0.1% 129K 9.4M
2012 17,966 +0.3% 128K 9.3M
2011 17,905 +0.1% 128K 9.3M
2010 17,896 −4.7% 129K 9.2M
2009 18,773 +2.3% 125K 9.2M
2008 18,347 +0.3% 126K 9.3M
2007 18,289 +3.2% 125K 9.3M
2006 17,729 +3.0% 121K 9.1M
2005 17,216 −15% 114K 8.8M
2004 20,168 +5.7% 105K 8.5M
2003 19,076 +3.4% 99,144 8.3M
2002 18,453 +4.3% 95,514 8.2M
2001 17,688 +5.0% 92,126 8.1M
2000 16,850 88,229 7.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Jacksonville 451K
2 Miami 219K
3 Tampa 191K
4 St. Petersburg 133K
5 Hialeah 110K
6 Fort Lauderdale 95,726
7 Cape Coral 86,250
8 Port St. Lucie 86,018
9 Pembroke Pines 85,347
10 Hollywood 81,237
11 Miramar 75,285
12 Coral Springs 69,870
13 West Palm Beach 59,895
14 Davie 55,788
15 Clearwater 55,373
16 Pompano Beach 54,512
17 Palm Bay 52,301
18 Sunrise 51,486
19 Miami Gardens 50,715
20 Plantation 48,846
21 Miami Beach 46,275
22 Boca Raton 45,332
23 Deltona 44,244
24 Deerfield Beach 41,992
25 Boynton Beach 41,277
…
57 Royal Palm Beach 19,942
58 Hallandale Beach 19,895
59 Bonita Springs 19,634
60 Fort Pierce 19,217
61 Ormond Beach 18,725
62 Cooper City 17,641
63 Aventura 17,632
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.