Port St. Lucie, Florida Metro Area

MSA: Port St. Lucie, FL
counties: Martin, St. Lucie

Population (2017 estimate): 473,000
Unemployment Rate (March 2018): 4.2%

NFP Employment (2017): 145,000
Average Earnings (2017): $37,210

year,nfp_yoy,us_nfp_yoy,
2012,1.8000,1.7,
2013,1.5000,1.6,
2014,4.4000,1.9,
2015,4.5000,2.1,
2016,3.9000,1.8,
2017,1.9000,1.6,

year,nfp_earn_yoy,us_nfp_earn_yoy,
2012,3.6000,2.3,
2013,1.0000,2.0,
2014,6.2000,2.3,
2015,5.8000,2.4,
2016,3.8000,2.0,
2017,-1.1000,2.8,

year,unemp_rt,us_unemp_rt,
2012,10.0000,8.1000,
2013,9.0000,7.4000,
2014,7.3000,6.2000,
2015,6.0000,5.3000,
2016,5.4000,4.9000,
2017,4.7000,4.4000,

year,nfp_earn,us_nfp_earn,
2012,31960.00,42068.00,
2013,32290.00,42900.00,
2014,34290.00,43888.00,
2015,36270.00,44928.00,
2016,37640.00,45812.00,
2017,37210.00,47112.00,

Click on an occupational group in the table below for data on specific occupations:

data source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Group	Total Employment	Jobs per 1000	Location Quotient	Median Annual Earnings
Management	3,950	28.9	0.6	$92,690
Business and Financial Operations	5,100	37.3	0.7	$54,310
IT and Mathematical	1,150	8.4	0.3	$57,380
Architecture and Engineering	1,380	10.1	0.6	$62,010
Life, Physical, and Social Sciences	780	5.7	0.7	$53,200
Community and Social Services	1,960	14.3	1.0	$37,750
Legal and Judicial	1,050	7.7	1.0	$62,090
Education, Training, and Library	7,650	55.9	0.9	$42,800
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	1,070	7.8	0.6	$38,770
Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians	10,730	78.4	1.3	$53,100
Healthcare Support	4,770	34.8	1.2	$27,420
Protective Services	2,590	18.9	0.8	$35,680
Food Preparation and Serving Related	15,830	115.7	1.3	$20,770
Building, Grounds Cleaning, and Maintenance	6,900	50.4	1.6	$25,010
Personal Care and Services	4,470	32.7	1.0	$22,850
Sales and Related	17,790	130.0	1.3	$24,690
Office and Administrative Support	21,550	157.5	1.0	$30,530
Construction and Extraction	7,240	52.9	1.3	$36,050
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	6,270	45.8	1.2	$37,340
Production	5,790	42.3	0.7	$32,710
Transportation and Material Moving	8,230	60.1	0.9	$25,160