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Unemployment rate in Palm Beach Gardens

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 67 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 2000 – 2025 percent · Palm Beach Gardens · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States · World
−0.7 pp since 2015
Palm Beach Gardens Palm Beach County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Palm Beach Gardens
3.5%
Florida
3.9%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Palm Beach Gardens · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 3.5% · 2025
First value 2.9% · 2000
Highest 7.7% · 2010
Lowest 2.4% · 2006
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearPalm Beach GardensChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 3.5% +0.6 pp 3.9% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 2.9% +0.2 pp 3.3% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 2.7% +0.1 pp 3.0% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 2.6% −0.9 pp 3.0% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 3.5% −3.2 pp 4.5% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 6.7% +3.8 pp 8.0% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 2.9% −0.3 pp 3.4% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 3.2% −0.4 pp 3.7% 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 3.6% −0.6 pp 4.2% 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 4.2% ±0.0 pp 4.8% 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 4.2% −0.3 pp 5.2% 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 4.5% −0.8 pp 6.1% 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 5.3% −0.8 pp 7.5% 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 6.1% −1.2 pp 8.8% 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 7.3% −0.4 pp 10.2% 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 7.7% +0.9 pp 11.0% 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 6.8% +2.3 pp 10.5% 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 4.5% +1.7 pp 6.7% 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 2.8% +0.4 pp 4.4% 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 2.4% −0.3 pp 3.8% 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 2.7% −0.9 pp 4.3% 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 3.6% −0.5 pp 5.3% 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 4.1% −0.2 pp 6.0% 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 4.3% +0.7 pp 6.3% 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 3.6% +0.7 pp 5.2% 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 2.9% 4.3% 3.7% 4.0% 6.1%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Lauderhill 13.0%
2 Lauderdale Lakes 12.7%
3 Dania Beach 12.1%
4 North Miami 12.1%
5 Daytona Beach 11.1%
6 Riviera Beach 11.1%
7 Hallandale Beach 11.0%
8 Miami Gardens 11.0%
9 Fort Lauderdale 10.7%
10 Fort Pierce 10.4%
11 Key West 10.2%
12 North Miami Beach 10.0%
13 Pompano Beach 9.9%
14 Hollywood 9.8%
15 Oakland Park 9.8%
16 Delray Beach 9.4%
17 Tamarac 9.4%
18 North Lauderdale 9.3%
19 Sunrise 9.3%
20 Margate 9.2%
21 Boynton Beach 9.0%
22 Deerfield Beach 9.0%
23 Miramar 8.9%
24 Temple Terrace 8.8%
25 Fort Myers 8.6%
…
66 Panama City 6.9%
67 Wellington 6.8%
68 Cooper City 6.7%
69 Palm Beach Gardens 6.7%
70 Pensacola 6.7%
71 Aventura 6.6%
72 Rockledge 6.5%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.