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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Palm Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 358 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Palm Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States · World
+1.6 pp since 2014
Palm 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
Palm Beach
34.2%
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 Palm Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 34.2% · 2024
First value 33.6% · 2013
Highest 35.8% · 2017
Lowest 30.7% · 2021
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPalm BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 34.2% +0.8 pp 59.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 33.3% +2.0 pp 59.7% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 31.3% +0.6 pp 59.5% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 30.7% −3.6 pp 59.8% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 34.3% +1.3 pp 59.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 33.0% −1.0 pp 59.8% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 34.0% −1.7 pp 59.8% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 35.8% +0.1 pp 59.9% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 35.7% +0.7 pp 60.0% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 35.0% +2.5 pp 60.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 32.6% −1.1 pp 60.2% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 33.6% 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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#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%
…
358 St Leo 35.3%
357 Englewood 35.7%
356 Jupiter Island 35.7%
355 Palm Beach 35.7%
354 Bokeelia 36.0%
353 Naples 36.1%
352 North Fort Myers 36.3%
…

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.