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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
199 Alva 57.5%
370 Anna Maria 31.7%
270 Apalachicola 51.6%
84 Apollo Beach 65.3%
115 Atlantic Beach 63.7%
291 Atlantis 49.9%
311 Ave Maria 47.2%
221 Aventura 55.4%
173 Bagdad 59.0%
326 Bal Harbour 44.7%
104 Baldwin 64.2%
7 Bay Harbor Islands 75.0%
312 Bay Pines 46.9%
308 Bayonet Point 47.9%
251 Bayshore Gardens 53.5%
194 Bell 57.7%
250 Belle Glade 53.6%
274 Belleair 51.4%
320 Belleair Beach 45.6%
265 Belleair Bluffs 52.1%
162 Bellview 59.8%
316 Beverly Hills 46.0%
179 Big Pine Key 58.7%
13 Biscayne Park 71.3%
97 Bloomingdale 64.6%
…
156 Shalimar 60.3%
349 Siesta Key 38.5%
290 Sopchoppy 50.0%
387 South Bay 21.3%
376 South Beach 29.0%
212 South Bradenton 56.3%
272 South Daytona 51.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

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.