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Labour force participation in Delray Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points section.rank · Towns of Florida section.updated Nov 2, 2026
economy · Delray Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States

section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 61.4% +0.2 pp section.change_since
Towns of Florida · 2024 section.rank Place 1 is the highest value.
section.change_since −0.7 pp
vs Palm Beach County +1.7 pp Palm Beach County: 59.6% · 2024
Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Delray Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States · section.levels.world
−0.7 pp section.change_since
Delray Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States section.levels.world

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

section.compare Labour force participation · percent
Delray Beach
61.4%
Palm Beach County
59.6%
Florida
59.8%
United States
63.5%
section.levels.world
61.0% · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Delray Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 61.4% · 2024
First value 62.4% · 2013
Highest 62.4% · 2013
Lowest 60.4% · 2022
Data points 12

By year

section.all_years · 2013 – 2024

YearDelray BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited Statessection.levels.world
2024section.estimate 61.4% +0.2 pp 59.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023section.estimate 61.1% +0.7 pp 59.7% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022section.estimate 60.4% −1.5 pp 59.5% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021section.estimate 61.9% +0.2 pp 59.8% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020section.estimate 61.6% +0.7 pp 59.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019section.estimate 60.9% −0.3 pp 59.8% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018section.estimate 61.3% −0.2 pp 59.8% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017section.estimate 61.4% +0.5 pp 59.9% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016section.estimate 61.0% +0.0 pp 60.0% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015section.estimate 60.9% −1.1 pp 60.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014section.estimate 62.0% −0.3 pp 60.2% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013section.estimate 62.4% 60.4% 60.1% — 62.0%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force participation
386 Manasota Key 14.0%
385 Indian River Shores 17.3%
384 Chokoloskee 17.6%
383 Sun City Center 20.1%
382 South Bay 20.2%
381 Zephyrhills West 20.6%
380 Steinhatchee 23.5%
379 Longboat Key 24.0%
378 Hutchinson Island South 25.0%
377 Micco 27.5%
376 Citrus Hills 28.5%
375 Wabasso Beach 29.1%
374 St James City 29.2%
373 Homosassa 29.6%
372 The Meadows 29.8%
371 Carrabelle 29.9%
370 Venice 29.9%
369 Otter Creek 30.1%
368 Goulding 30.8%
367 Inverness 31.6%
366 St Leo 32.1%
365 Horseshoe Beach 32.7%
364 Fort Myers Beach 32.8%
363 Punta Gorda 33.1%
362 Daytona Beach Shores 33.4%
…
147 Apalachicola 61.2%
146 Coral Gables 61.4%
145 Shalimar 61.4%
144 Delray Beach 61.4%
143 Lehigh Acres 61.4%
142 Yulee 61.6%
141 Seville 61.6%
…

section.source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

section.what

The share of adults who work or are looking for work.

section.how

Employed plus unemployed people aged 15 and over (16 in the US) divided by the population of that age.