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Unemployment rate in Port St. Lucie

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 20 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Port St. Lucie · St. Lucie County · Florida · United States · World
−1.2 pp since 2015
Port St. Lucie St. Lucie County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Port St. Lucie
4.3%
Florida
3.9%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Port St. Lucie · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.3% · 2025
First value 4.8% · 2000
Highest 12.4% · 2010
Lowest 3.2% · 2022
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearPort St. LucieChange St. Lucie CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.3% +0.7 pp 4.6% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.6% +0.4 pp 3.9% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.2% ±0.0 pp 3.5% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.2% −1.4 pp 3.5% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.6% −2.9 pp 5.0% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.5% +3.9 pp 8.0% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.6% −0.3 pp 4.0% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.9% −0.7 pp 4.4% 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.6% −0.5 pp 5.1% 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.1% −0.4 pp 5.7% 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.5% −1.5 pp 6.4% 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.0% −2.0 pp 8.3% 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 9.0% −0.7 pp 10.4% 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 9.7% −1.5 pp 11.3% 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 11.2% −1.2 pp 12.8% 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 12.4% +0.7 pp 13.8% 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 11.7% +4.0 pp 13.2% 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 7.7% +3.0 pp 8.9% 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.7% +1.2 pp 5.8% 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.5% −0.3 pp 4.3% 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 3.8% −1.5 pp 4.9% 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 5.3% −0.4 pp 6.4% 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 5.7% −0.4 pp 6.8% 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 6.1% +0.7 pp 7.4% 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 5.4% +0.6 pp 6.5% 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 4.8% 5.8% 3.7% 4.0% 6.1%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Fort Pierce 8.0%
2 Miami Gardens 7.0%
3 North Miami 6.5%
4 Daytona Beach 6.3%
5 Hialeah 5.6%
6 Lauderhill 5.6%
7 Riviera Beach 5.6%
8 DeLand 5.5%
9 Homestead 5.5%
10 North Miami Beach 5.5%
11 Palm Coast 5.5%
12 Lauderdale Lakes 5.4%
13 Palm Bay 5.4%
14 Titusville 5.4%
15 Aventura 5.3%
16 Coral Gables 5.2%
17 Bradenton 5.1%
18 Deltona 5.1%
19 Estero 5.1%
20 Melbourne 5.1%
21 Panama City 5.1%
22 Port St. Lucie 5.1%
23 Bonita Springs 5.0%
24 Cutler Bay 5.0%
25 Jacksonville 5.0%
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.