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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in South Bay

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 371 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 2, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · South Bay · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States · World
+8.3 pp since 2014
South Bay 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
South Bay
30.8%
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 South Bay · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 30.8% · 2024
First value 22.2% · 2013
Highest 30.8% · 2024
Lowest 15.9% · 2019
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSouth BayChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 30.8% +1.9 pp 59.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 28.9% +3.7 pp 59.7% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 25.2% +1.9 pp 59.5% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 23.3% +2.0 pp 59.8% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 21.3% +5.4 pp 59.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 15.9% −3.5 pp 59.8% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 19.4% −0.8 pp 59.8% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 20.2% +0.5 pp 59.9% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 19.7% −0.3 pp 60.0% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 20.0% −2.5 pp 60.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 22.5% +0.3 pp 60.2% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 22.2% 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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
230 Alva 55.5%
378 Anna Maria 29.1%
268 Apalachicola 51.7%
74 Apollo Beach 66.0%
202 Atlantic Beach 58.0%
263 Atlantis 52.4%
309 Ave Maria 47.4%
220 Aventura 56.2%
238 Bagdad 54.9%
251 Bal Harbour 53.3%
117 Baldwin 63.9%
37 Bay Harbor Islands 69.1%
287 Bay Pines 49.9%
315 Bayonet Point 46.8%
211 Bayshore Gardens 56.9%
82 Bell 65.6%
188 Belle Glade 59.1%
304 Belleair 48.3%
301 Belleair Beach 48.4%
181 Belleair Bluffs 59.6%
111 Bellview 64.1%
314 Beverly Hills 46.9%
184 Big Pine Key 59.6%
162 Biscayne Park 61.1%
129 Bloomingdale 63.2%
…
122 Shalimar 63.7%
379 Siesta Key 28.9%
311 Sopchoppy 47.1%
371 South Bay 30.8%
361 South Beach 33.4%
183 South Bradenton 59.6%
215 South Daytona 56.6%
…

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

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.