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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Palm Bay

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 174 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 4, 2026
Economy & jobs · Palm Bay Brevard County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 60.2% −0.5 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 174 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +1.5 pp
vs Brevard County +3.5 pp Brevard County: 56.7% · 2024
Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Palm Bay · Brevard County · Florida · United States · World
+1.5 pp since 2014
Palm Bay Brevard 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
Palm Bay
60.2%
Brevard County
56.7%
Florida
59.8%
United States
63.5%
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 Palm Bay · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 60.2% · 2024
First value 60.8% · 2013
Highest 60.8% · 2013
Lowest 56.4% · 2018
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPalm BayChange Brevard CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 60.2% −0.5 pp 56.7% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 60.7% +1.7 pp 56.7% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 59.0% +0.0 pp 56.2% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 58.9% +0.9 pp 55.8% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 58.0% +0.9 pp 55.4% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 57.1% +0.7 pp 54.5% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 56.4% −0.8 pp 54.4% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 57.2% +0.0 pp 54.7% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 57.2% −0.3 pp 55.2% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 57.5% −1.2 pp 56.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 58.7% −2.1 pp 56.6% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 60.8% 57.3% 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

2016 · 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 14.8%
385 Indian River Shores 17.1%
384 Sun City Center 19.5%
383 South Bay 19.7%
382 Zephyrhills West 20.1%
381 Longboat Key 23.8%
380 Horseshoe Beach 25.0%
379 Hutchinson Island South 26.2%
378 South Pasadena 26.4%
377 Steinhatchee 26.8%
376 Citrus Hills 28.1%
375 Micco 28.1%
374 Carrabelle 28.7%
373 Goulding 28.7%
372 Wabasso Beach 28.8%
371 Venice 30.6%
370 Daytona Beach Shores 30.9%
369 Homosassa 31.2%
368 Matlacha 32.7%
367 Inverness 33.1%
366 Punta Gorda 33.3%
365 Chokoloskee 33.3%
364 Ponce Inlet 33.4%
363 The Meadows 33.8%
362 Fort Myers Beach 33.9%
…
202 Port St Joe 57.2%
201 Thonotosassa 57.2%
200 Sunny Isles Beach 57.2%
199 Palm Bay 57.2%
198 Dade City 57.2%
197 Palm Harbor 57.4%
196 Century 57.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.