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Labour force participation in Palm Beach County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 2013 – 2024
| Year | Palm Beach County | Change | Florida | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024estimate | 59.6% | −0.0 pp | 59.8% | 63.5% | 61.1% |
| 2023estimate | 59.7% | +0.1 pp | 59.6% | 63.5% | 61.2% |
| 2022estimate | 59.5% | −0.3 pp | 59.4% | 63.5% | 60.7% |
| 2021estimate | 59.8% | +0.5 pp | 59.4% | 63.6% | 60.4% |
| 2020estimate | 59.3% | −0.5 pp | 58.9% | — | 59.6% |
| 2019estimate | 59.8% | +0.0 pp | 58.8% | — | 61.0% |
| 2018estimate | 59.8% | −0.2 pp | 58.7% | — | 61.2% |
| 2017estimate | 59.9% | −0.1 pp | 58.7% | — | 61.3% |
| 2016estimate | 60.0% | +0.0 pp | 58.8% | — | 61.5% |
| 2015estimate | 60.0% | −0.2 pp | 59.2% | — | 61.6% |
| 2014estimate | 60.2% | −0.1 pp | 59.5% | — | 61.8% |
| 2013estimate | 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 · Regions of Florida
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force participation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Alachua County | 59.2% | |
| 31 | Baker County | 52.2% | |
| 13 | Bay County | 60.9% | |
| 52 | Bradford County | 45.0% | |
| 24 | Brevard County | 54.7% | |
| 3 | Broward County | 65.8% | |
| 54 | Calhoun County | 44.1% | |
| 58 | Charlotte County | 42.1% | |
| 59 | Citrus County | 40.9% | |
| 9 | Clay County | 63.3% | |
| 28 | Collier County | 53.1% | |
| 35 | Columbia County | 51.8% | |
| 49 | DeSoto County | 46.0% | |
| 64 | Dixie County | 37.5% | |
| 4 | Duval County | 65.7% | |
| 12 | Escambia County | 61.1% | |
| 45 | Flagler County | 47.4% | |
| 46 | Franklin County | 47.0% | |
| 41 | Gadsden County | 48.6% | |
| 39 | Gilchrist County | 48.9% | |
| 61 | Glades County | 40.3% | |
| 50 | Gulf County | 45.3% | |
| 65 | Hamilton County | 37.3% | |
| 33 | Hardee County | 52.1% | |
| 14 | Hendry County | 60.0% | |
| … | |||
| 44 | Okeechobee County | 47.5% | |
| 1 | Orange County | 66.9% | |
| 11 | Osceola County | 61.8% | |
| 15 | Palm Beach County | 59.9% | |
| 26 | Pasco County | 53.4% | |
| 19 | Pinellas County | 58.1% | |
| 23 | Polk County | 54.7% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017
The share of adults who work or are looking for work.
Employed plus unemployed people aged 15 and over (16 in the US) divided by the population of that age.
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