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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 7, 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

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%
…
71 South Gate Ridge 65.7%
156 South Miami 60.7%
152 South Miami Heights 60.9%
335 South Palm Beach 41.1%
363 South Pasadena 33.1%
57 Southwest Ranches 66.7%
271 Spring Hill 51.0%
…

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.