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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in South Palm Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 332 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · South Palm Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States · World
+3.4 pp since 2014
South Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach
42.7%
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 Palm Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 42.7% · 2024
First value 33.2% · 2013
Highest 46.8% · 2022
Lowest 33.2% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSouth Palm BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 42.7% −2.3 pp 59.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 45.0% −1.8 pp 59.7% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 46.8% +0.4 pp 59.5% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 46.4% +3.0 pp 59.8% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 43.4% +2.3 pp 59.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 41.1% +2.8 pp 59.8% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 38.3% +2.9 pp 59.8% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 35.4% −1.5 pp 59.9% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 36.9% −0.3 pp 60.0% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 37.2% −2.0 pp 60.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 39.2% +6.1 pp 60.2% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 33.2% 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
386 Manasota Key 14.8%
385 Indian River Shores 17.1%
384 Sun City Center 19.5%
383 South Bay 19.7%
382 Zephyrhills West 20.1%
381 Longboat Key 23.8%
380 Horseshoe Beach 25.0%
379 Hutchinson Island South 26.2%
378 South Pasadena 26.4%
377 Steinhatchee 26.8%
376 Citrus Hills 28.1%
375 Micco 28.1%
374 Carrabelle 28.7%
373 Goulding 28.7%
372 Wabasso Beach 28.8%
371 Venice 30.6%
370 Daytona Beach Shores 30.9%
369 Homosassa 31.2%
368 Matlacha 32.7%
367 Inverness 33.1%
366 Punta Gorda 33.3%
365 Chokoloskee 33.3%
364 Ponce Inlet 33.4%
363 The Meadows 33.8%
362 Fort Myers Beach 33.9%
…
353 Naples 36.1%
352 North Fort Myers 36.3%
351 Anna Maria 36.5%
350 South Palm Beach 36.9%
349 Inglis 37.3%
348 Sanibel 37.5%
347 South Beach 37.8%
…

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.