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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 Nov 3, 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
291 Alva 49.1%
387 Anna Maria 23.8%
280 Apalachicola 51.0%
101 Apollo Beach 64.2%
163 Atlantic Beach 60.9%
276 Atlantis 51.5%
264 Ave Maria 52.6%
232 Aventura 55.2%
94 Bagdad 64.9%
277 Bal Harbour 51.3%
176 Baldwin 59.5%
14 Bay Harbor Islands 72.6%
288 Bay Pines 49.8%
321 Bayonet Point 45.6%
237 Bayshore Gardens 54.5%
100 Bell 64.5%
157 Belle Glade 61.5%
268 Belleair 52.4%
298 Belleair Beach 48.0%
230 Belleair Bluffs 55.3%
149 Bellview 61.8%
307 Beverly Hills 47.3%
202 Big Pine Key 57.2%
134 Biscayne Park 62.5%
97 Bloomingdale 64.7%
…
194 Pace 57.6%
304 Pahokee 47.5%
180 Palm Bay 59.0%
370 Palm Beach 31.3%
210 Palm Beach Gardens 56.6%
308 Palm Beach Shores 47.0%
196 Palm City 57.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.