1. Home
  2. West Palm Beach
  3. Statistics
  4. Economy & jobs
  5. Labour force participation
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 5, 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

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
386 Sun City Center 18.4%
385 Indian River Shores 19.6%
384 Manasota Key 19.9%
383 South Bay 20.0%
382 Zephyrhills West 20.4%
381 Wabasso Beach 22.6%
380 Longboat Key 24.5%
379 South Pasadena 27.0%
378 Hutchinson Island South 27.2%
377 Horseshoe Beach 27.6%
376 Micco 27.8%
375 Citrus Hills 29.3%
374 Goulding 29.9%
373 Carrabelle 30.3%
372 Venice 31.5%
371 Homosassa 31.6%
370 Steinhatchee 32.9%
369 Daytona Beach Shores 33.1%
368 St Leo 33.2%
367 Inverness 33.4%
366 Fort Myers Beach 34.0%
365 Highland Beach 34.8%
364 Bokeelia 34.8%
363 Palm Beach 35.0%
362 Punta Gorda 35.0%
…
105 The Hammocks 64.1%
104 Kendale Lakes 64.2%
103 Hypoluxo 64.2%
102 West Palm Beach 64.3%
101 North Miami 64.3%
100 Bellview 64.4%
99 Hialeah Gardens 64.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2015

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.