Fort Pierce city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fort Pierce city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
9.4%
2023
9.7%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+3.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -2.4 pp (-25.5%) |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +0.8 pp (11.4%) |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +0.2 pp (2.6%) |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +2.4 pp (30%) |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -0.7 pp (-6.7%) |