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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 7, 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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
295 Alva 48.7%
383 Anna Maria 26.4%
189 Apalachicola 58.9%
95 Apollo Beach 65.0%
177 Atlantic Beach 59.8%
277 Atlantis 51.0%
310 Ave Maria 47.2%
222 Aventura 56.3%
199 Bagdad 58.1%
253 Bal Harbour 53.7%
193 Baldwin 58.7%
13 Bay Harbor Islands 72.0%
302 Bay Pines 48.3%
317 Bayonet Point 45.3%
220 Bayshore Gardens 56.4%
46 Bell 67.9%
124 Belle Glade 63.4%
268 Belleair 51.6%
289 Belleair Beach 49.7%
224 Belleair Bluffs 56.0%
126 Bellview 63.3%
308 Beverly Hills 47.4%
226 Big Pine Key 56.0%
45 Biscayne Park 68.0%
138 Bloomingdale 62.9%
…
20 Wesley Chapel 70.8%
156 West Melbourne 61.5%
172 West Miami 60.5%
107 West Palm Beach 64.1%
49 West Park 67.8%
104 West Perrine 64.2%
56 Westchase 67.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.