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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Palm Beach County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 17 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 4, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States · World
−0.6 pp since 2014
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
Palm Beach County
59.6%
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 Palm Beach County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 59.6% · 2024
First value 60.4% · 2013
Highest 60.4% · 2013
Lowest 59.3% · 2020
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPalm Beach CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
16 Alachua County 59.7%
27 Baker County 55.5%
13 Bay County 61.9%
43 Bradford County 49.5%
24 Brevard County 56.2%
3 Broward County 66.1%
60 Calhoun County 41.4%
59 Charlotte County 42.4%
63 Citrus County 39.4%
11 Clay County 63.0%
35 Collier County 52.1%
32 Columbia County 52.8%
50 DeSoto County 47.7%
61 Dixie County 40.6%
4 Duval County 65.6%
14 Escambia County 60.8%
42 Flagler County 50.0%
52 Franklin County 44.6%
45 Gadsden County 49.2%
33 Gilchrist County 52.3%
65 Glades County 35.7%
58 Gulf County 42.4%
64 Hamilton County 36.6%
41 Hardee County 50.0%
12 Hendry County 62.3%
…
40 Okeechobee County 50.4%
2 Orange County 67.1%
7 Osceola County 65.0%
17 Palm Beach County 59.5%
26 Pasco County 55.8%
19 Pinellas County 58.7%
23 Polk County 56.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.