Port St. Lucie nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 1.5% since December 2021

By Sunshine Sentinel

Jan 16, 2022

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for January 2022 in the Port St. Lucie metropolitan statistical area was 160,900, a 1.5 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In December 2021, the Port St. Lucie reported 163,400 workers on nonfarm payrolls.

Statistics were compiled from reports from the civilian labor force and unemployment data, which heavily relied on household surveys. The data is not seasonally adjusted.

Employment data is gleaned from an establishment survey that measures nonfarm employment, hours, and industry earnings. The data is also based on payroll jobs and such factors as where the establishments are located.

Overall, Florida reported 9.146 million people employed on nonfarm payrolls in January 2022.

Florida Employees on Nonfarm Payrolls December 2021 vs. January 2022