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Unemployment rate in Riviera Beach

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 8 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 · Riviera Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States · World
−1.4 pp since 2015
Riviera Beach 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
Riviera Beach
4.6%
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 Riviera Beach · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 4.6% · 2025
First value 7.5% · 2000
Highest 12.2% · 2010
Lowest 3.7% · 2023
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearRiviera BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.6% +0.6 pp 3.9% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 4.0% +0.3 pp 3.3% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.7% −0.1 pp 3.0% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.8% −2.5 pp 3.0% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 6.3% −4.8 pp 4.5% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 11.1% +7.2 pp 8.0% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.9% −0.4 pp 3.4% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.3% −0.8 pp 3.7% 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 5.1% −0.5 pp 4.2% 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.6% −0.4 pp 4.8% 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 6.0% −1.3 pp 5.2% 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%
2014 7.3% −1.3 pp 6.1% 6.5% 6.2% 6.0%
2013 8.6% −1.5 pp 7.5% 7.5% 5.3% 6.1%
2012 10.1% −1.2 pp 8.8% 8.7% 8.1% 6.2%
2011 11.3% −0.9 pp 10.2% 10.2% 9.0% 6.1%
2010 12.2% +1.3 pp 11.0% 11.3% 9.6% 6.3%
2009 10.9% +3.5 pp 10.5% 10.2% 9.3% 6.4%
2008 7.4% +2.5 pp 6.7% 6.3% 5.8% 5.8%
2007 4.9% +1.0 pp 4.4% 4.0% 4.6% 5.8%
2006 3.9% −0.6 pp 3.8% 3.3% 4.6% 6.0%
2005 4.5% −4.8 pp 4.3% 3.7% 5.1% 6.2%
2004 9.3% −1.1 pp 5.3% 4.6% 5.5% 6.3%
2003 10.4% −0.6 pp 6.0% 5.3% 6.0% 6.5%
2002 11.0% +1.8 pp 6.3% 5.6% 5.8% 6.4%
2001 9.2% +1.7 pp 5.2% 4.7% 4.8% 6.2%
2000 7.5% 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
54 Aventura 2.7%
43 Boca Raton 2.9%
16 Bonita Springs 3.2%
32 Boynton Beach 3.0%
15 Bradenton 3.3%
17 Cape Coral 3.2%
55 Clearwater 2.7%
56 Coconut Creek 2.7%
70 Cooper City 2.5%
65 Coral Gables 2.6%
47 Coral Springs 2.8%
66 Crestview 2.6%
71 Cutler Bay 2.5%
18 Dania Beach 3.2%
72 Davie 2.5%
2 Daytona Beach 4.3%
8 DeLand 3.6%
33 Deerfield Beach 3.0%
48 Delray Beach 2.8%
9 Deltona 3.5%
80 Doral 2.2%
57 Dunedin 2.7%
10 Estero 3.5%
19 Fort Lauderdale 3.2%
11 Fort Myers 3.5%
…
24 Pompano Beach 3.2%
38 Port Orange 3.0%
25 Port St. Lucie 3.2%
7 Riviera Beach 3.8%
76 Rockledge 2.5%
61 Royal Palm Beach 2.7%
39 Sarasota 3.0%
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022

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.