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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Highland Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 380 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Highland Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States · World
−4.7 pp since 2014
Highland 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
Highland Beach
28.9%
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 Highland Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 28.9% · 2024
First value 32.5% · 2013
Highest 37.9% · 2019
Lowest 28.9% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearHighland BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 28.9% −2.1 pp 59.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 31.0% +1.8 pp 59.7% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 29.2% −2.0 pp 59.5% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 31.2% −1.8 pp 59.8% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 33.0% −4.9 pp 59.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 37.9% +0.5 pp 59.8% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 37.4% +0.9 pp 59.8% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 36.4% +1.7 pp 59.9% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 34.8% +0.0 pp 60.0% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 34.8% +1.2 pp 60.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 33.6% +1.2 pp 60.2% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 32.5% 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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
230 Alva 55.5%
378 Anna Maria 29.1%
268 Apalachicola 51.7%
74 Apollo Beach 66.0%
202 Atlantic Beach 58.0%
263 Atlantis 52.4%
309 Ave Maria 47.4%
220 Aventura 56.2%
238 Bagdad 54.9%
251 Bal Harbour 53.3%
117 Baldwin 63.9%
37 Bay Harbor Islands 69.1%
287 Bay Pines 49.9%
315 Bayonet Point 46.8%
211 Bayshore Gardens 56.9%
82 Bell 65.6%
188 Belle Glade 59.1%
304 Belleair 48.3%
301 Belleair Beach 48.4%
181 Belleair Bluffs 59.6%
111 Bellview 64.1%
314 Beverly Hills 46.9%
184 Big Pine Key 59.6%
162 Biscayne Park 61.1%
129 Bloomingdale 63.2%
…
189 Hernando Beach 59.0%
150 Hialeah 62.2%
112 Hialeah Gardens 64.1%
380 Highland Beach 28.9%
79 Hilliard 65.8%
347 Hillsboro Beach 37.4%
275 Hobe Sound 51.3%
…

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

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.