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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in West Melbourne

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 152 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 2, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · West Melbourne · Brevard County · Florida · United States · World
+3.2 pp since 2014
West Melbourne Brevard 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
West Melbourne
61.9%
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 West Melbourne · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 61.9% · 2024
First value 61.3% · 2013
Highest 61.9% · 2024
Lowest 54.7% · 2018
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearWest MelbourneChange Brevard CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 61.9% +0.4 pp 56.7% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 61.5% +1.3 pp 56.7% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 60.2% +1.5 pp 56.2% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 58.7% −0.4 pp 55.8% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 59.2% +4.4 pp 55.4% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 54.8% +0.1 pp 54.5% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 54.7% −1.8 pp 54.4% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 56.5% −2.4 pp 54.7% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 58.9% −0.3 pp 55.2% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 59.3% +0.6 pp 56.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 58.7% −2.6 pp 56.6% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 61.3% 57.3% 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

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
275 Alva 51.0%
341 Anna Maria 40.1%
118 Apalachicola 63.4%
105 Apollo Beach 64.5%
86 Atlantic Beach 65.6%
331 Atlantis 42.9%
243 Aventura 53.4%
255 Bagdad 52.6%
282 Bal Harbour 49.7%
141 Baldwin 61.9%
116 Bay Harbor Islands 63.6%
251 Bay Pines 52.9%
330 Bayonet Point 43.1%
224 Bayshore Gardens 55.9%
107 Bell 64.4%
155 Belle Glade 61.0%
216 Belleair 56.4%
328 Belleair Beach 43.4%
316 Belleair Bluffs 45.9%
117 Bellview 63.5%
329 Beverly Hills 43.4%
167 Big Pine Key 60.2%
66 Biscayne Park 66.6%
44 Bloomingdale 68.3%
137 Boca Raton 62.2%
…
177 Warrington 59.2%
59 Wellington 67.0%
13 Wesley Chapel 71.3%
185 West Melbourne 58.7%
53 West Miami 67.5%
112 West Palm Beach 64.0%
56 West Park 67.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

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.