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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in West Palm Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 105 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 11, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · West Palm Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States · World
+0.5 pp since 2014
West 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
West Palm Beach
64.4%
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 Palm Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 64.4% · 2024
First value 63.9% · 2013
Highest 64.6% · 2018
Lowest 63.0% · 2022
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearWest Palm BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 64.4% +0.3 pp 59.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 64.1% +1.1 pp 59.7% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 63.0% −0.5 pp 59.5% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 63.5% −0.5 pp 59.8% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 64.0% −0.4 pp 59.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 64.4% −0.2 pp 59.8% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 64.6% +0.1 pp 59.8% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 64.5% +0.1 pp 59.9% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 64.4% +0.1 pp 60.0% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 64.3% +0.3 pp 60.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 64.0% +0.0 pp 60.2% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 63.9% 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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
230 Alva 55.5%
378 Anna Maria 29.1%
268 Apalachicola 51.7%
74 Apollo Beach 66.0%
202 Atlantic Beach 58.0%
263 Atlantis 52.4%
309 Ave Maria 47.4%
220 Aventura 56.2%
238 Bagdad 54.9%
251 Bal Harbour 53.3%
117 Baldwin 63.9%
37 Bay Harbor Islands 69.1%
287 Bay Pines 49.9%
315 Bayonet Point 46.8%
211 Bayshore Gardens 56.9%
82 Bell 65.6%
188 Belle Glade 59.1%
304 Belleair 48.3%
301 Belleair Beach 48.4%
181 Belleair Bluffs 59.6%
111 Bellview 64.1%
314 Beverly Hills 46.9%
184 Big Pine Key 59.6%
162 Biscayne Park 61.1%
129 Bloomingdale 63.2%
…
20 Wesley Chapel 70.6%
152 West Melbourne 61.9%
99 West Miami 64.6%
105 West Palm Beach 64.4%
34 West Park 69.1%
118 West Perrine 63.8%
35 Westchase 69.1%
…

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

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.