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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 5, 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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
244 Alva 53.2%
351 Anna Maria 36.5%
117 Apalachicola 63.0%
110 Apollo Beach 63.3%
82 Atlantic Beach 65.2%
325 Atlantis 43.0%
240 Aventura 53.5%
211 Bagdad 56.6%
228 Bal Harbour 55.1%
49 Baldwin 67.0%
128 Bay Harbor Islands 62.4%
217 Bay Pines 56.3%
320 Bayonet Point 43.6%
241 Bayshore Gardens 53.5%
184 Bell 58.4%
173 Belle Glade 58.9%
210 Belleair 56.7%
339 Belleair Beach 39.2%
247 Belleair Bluffs 52.8%
120 Bellview 62.8%
316 Beverly Hills 44.4%
133 Big Pine Key 62.1%
43 Biscayne Park 67.2%
41 Bloomingdale 67.2%
144 Boca Raton 61.0%
…
177 Shalimar 58.8%
332 Siesta Key 41.1%
142 Sopchoppy 61.1%
383 South Bay 19.7%
347 South Beach 37.8%
248 South Bradenton 52.8%
233 South Daytona 54.5%
…

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.