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Unemployment rate in Royal Palm Beach
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2000 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 2000 – 2025
| Year | Royal Palm Beach | Change | Palm Beach County | Florida | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.7% | +0.6 pp | 3.9% | 3.9% | — | 4.8% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +0.4 pp | 3.3% | 3.4% | — | 4.8% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | ±0.0 pp | 3.0% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 4.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | −1.2 pp | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | −3.7 pp | 4.5% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | +4.6 pp | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | −0.3 pp | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | −0.6 pp | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.9% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | −0.4 pp | 4.2% | 4.3% | 4.4% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.3% | −0.3 pp | 4.8% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | −0.4 pp | 5.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | −1.2 pp | 6.1% | 6.5% | 6.2% | 6.0% |
| 2013 | 6.2% | −1.3 pp | 7.5% | 7.5% | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | −1.4 pp | 8.8% | 8.7% | 8.1% | 6.2% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | −0.5 pp | 10.2% | 10.2% | 9.0% | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +0.7 pp | 11.0% | 11.3% | 9.6% | 6.3% |
| 2009 | 8.7% | +3.6 pp | 10.5% | 10.2% | 9.3% | 6.4% |
| 2008 | 5.1% | +1.9 pp | 6.7% | 6.3% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +0.4 pp | 4.4% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 5.8% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | −0.4 pp | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | −0.4 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
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Aventura | 2.4% | |
| 21 | Boca Raton | 3.5% | |
| 22 | Bonita Springs | 3.5% | |
| 37 | Boynton Beach | 3.2% | |
| 10 | Bradenton | 3.8% | |
| 29 | Cape Coral | 3.4% | |
| 38 | Clearwater | 3.2% | |
| 58 | Coconut Creek | 3.0% | |
| 59 | Cooper City | 3.0% | |
| 72 | Coral Gables | 2.7% | |
| 39 | Coral Springs | 3.2% | |
| 40 | Crestview | 3.2% | |
| 77 | Cutler Bay | 2.3% | |
| 41 | Dania Beach | 3.2% | |
| 66 | Davie | 2.9% | |
| 3 | Daytona Beach | 4.6% | |
| 4 | DeLand | 4.2% | |
| 42 | Deerfield Beach | 3.2% | |
| 52 | Delray Beach | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Deltona | 3.9% | |
| 80 | Doral | 2.1% | |
| 32 | Dunedin | 3.3% | |
| 11 | Estero | 3.8% | |
| 33 | Fort Lauderdale | 3.3% | |
| 14 | Fort Myers | 3.6% | |
| … | |||
| 20 | Port St. Lucie | 3.6% | |
| 6 | Riviera Beach | 4.0% | |
| 65 | Rockledge | 3.0% | |
| 56 | Royal Palm Beach | 3.1% | |
| 31 | Sarasota | 3.4% | |
| 5 | Sebastian | 4.1% | |
| 57 | St. Petersburg | 3.1% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.
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