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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 7, 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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
167 Alva 59.8%
356 Anna Maria 34.9%
222 Apalachicola 55.5%
67 Apollo Beach 66.0%
80 Atlantic Beach 65.4%
319 Atlantis 44.1%
204 Aventura 56.2%
109 Bagdad 63.9%
313 Bal Harbour 45.6%
44 Baldwin 67.8%
16 Bay Harbor Islands 70.4%
243 Bay Pines 53.4%
301 Bayonet Point 48.0%
201 Bayshore Gardens 56.5%
220 Bell 55.6%
223 Belle Glade 55.4%
275 Belleair 50.5%
332 Belleair Beach 42.0%
258 Belleair Bluffs 52.2%
121 Bellview 63.4%
303 Beverly Hills 47.5%
207 Big Pine Key 56.1%
4 Biscayne Park 75.1%
120 Bloomingdale 63.5%
187 Boca Raton 58.1%
…
178 Shalimar 58.8%
343 Siesta Key 39.8%
259 Sopchoppy 52.2%
385 South Bay 15.9%
361 South Beach 33.8%
235 South Bradenton 53.9%
232 South Daytona 54.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

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.