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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Delray Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 158 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 1, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Delray Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States · World
−0.7 pp since 2014
Delray Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States World

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

Compared with Labour force participation · percent
Delray Beach
61.4%
Florida
59.8%
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

All years · 2013 – 2024

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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
250 Alva 54.3%
382 Anna Maria 28.0%
254 Apalachicola 53.8%
79 Apollo Beach 65.7%
104 Atlantic Beach 64.6%
281 Atlantis 50.9%
206 Ave Maria 57.1%
205 Aventura 57.2%
188 Bagdad 58.2%
322 Bal Harbour 46.2%
164 Baldwin 60.2%
6 Bay Harbor Islands 77.0%
286 Bay Pines 50.5%
318 Bayonet Point 46.6%
239 Bayshore Gardens 54.8%
148 Bell 61.6%
183 Belle Glade 58.4%
252 Belleair 53.9%
300 Belleair Beach 48.7%
271 Belleair Bluffs 52.1%
157 Bellview 60.6%
315 Beverly Hills 47.0%
220 Big Pine Key 55.9%
30 Biscayne Park 70.0%
87 Bloomingdale 65.1%
…
278 DeLand 51.7%
138 Deerfield Beach 62.3%
73 Defuniak Springs 66.0%
143 Delray Beach 61.9%
167 Deltona 60.0%
38 Destin 69.2%
41 Doral 68.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

What it means

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

How it is calculated

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