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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 4, 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
291 Alva 49.1%
387 Anna Maria 23.8%
280 Apalachicola 51.0%
101 Apollo Beach 64.2%
163 Atlantic Beach 60.9%
276 Atlantis 51.5%
264 Ave Maria 52.6%
232 Aventura 55.2%
94 Bagdad 64.9%
277 Bal Harbour 51.3%
176 Baldwin 59.5%
14 Bay Harbor Islands 72.6%
288 Bay Pines 49.8%
321 Bayonet Point 45.6%
237 Bayshore Gardens 54.5%
100 Bell 64.5%
157 Belle Glade 61.5%
268 Belleair 52.4%
298 Belleair Beach 48.0%
230 Belleair Bluffs 55.3%
149 Bellview 61.8%
307 Beverly Hills 47.3%
202 Big Pine Key 57.2%
134 Biscayne Park 62.5%
97 Bloomingdale 64.7%
…
164 Warrington 60.8%
115 Wellington 63.3%
17 Wesley Chapel 71.2%
169 West Melbourne 60.2%
91 West Miami 65.0%
122 West Palm Beach 63.0%
45 West Park 68.2%
…

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.