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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

2018 · 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 11.5%
385 Indian River Shores 19.3%
384 South Bay 19.4%
383 Steinhatchee 20.8%
382 St Leo 21.2%
381 Sun City Center 21.9%
380 Longboat Key 23.6%
379 Hutchinson Island South 25.0%
378 Carrabelle 25.5%
377 Citrus Hills 25.5%
376 Zephyrhills West 25.6%
375 The Meadows 26.9%
374 Micco 27.7%
373 Wabasso Beach 27.7%
372 Goulding 28.4%
371 St James City 29.0%
370 Venice 30.5%
369 Homosassa 30.7%
368 Punta Gorda 30.9%
367 Fort Myers Beach 31.6%
366 Inverness 33.2%
365 South Pasadena 33.5%
364 Palm Beach 34.0%
363 Daytona Beach Shores 34.0%
362 Englewood 34.1%
…
209 Miramar Beach 56.1%
208 Tequesta 56.2%
207 Melbourne 56.3%
206 Palm Bay 56.4%
205 Whitfield 56.4%
204 Sawgrass 56.5%
203 Malabar 56.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

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.