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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in West Palm Beach

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 13 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+21% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
West Palm Beach 67,710
Florida 11M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance West Palm Beach · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 67,710 · 2025
First value 42,254 · 2000
Highest 67,747 · 2024
Lowest 42,254 · 2000
Average change +1.9% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearWest Palm BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFlorida
2025 67,710 −0.1% 777K 11M
2024 67,747 +0.4% 777K 11M
2023 67,504 +4.3% 772K 11M
2022 64,703 +5.1% 750K 11M
2021 61,541 +1.8% 724K 10M
2020 60,452 −1.5% 706K 10M
2019 61,356 +0.8% 722K 10M
2018 60,877 +0.4% 715K 10M
2017 60,629 +1.2% 711K 10M
2016 59,895 +7.1% 703K 9.8M
2015 55,940 +2.5% 690K 9.6M
2014 54,568 +1.4% 681K 9.5M
2013 53,809 +1.2% 668K 9.4M
2012 53,160 +0.7% 656K 9.3M
2011 52,800 +0.1% 651K 9.3M
2010 52,735 +2.2% 647K 9.2M
2009 51,602 −2.3% 623K 9.2M
2008 52,822 −0.3% 635K 9.3M
2007 52,969 +2.6% 634K 9.3M
2006 51,636 +3.6% 625K 9.1M
2005 49,865 +6.9% 611K 8.8M
2004 46,653 +2.2% 603K 8.5M
2003 45,665 +0.6% 590K 8.3M
2002 45,391 +2.3% 586K 8.2M
2001 44,374 +5.0% 573K 8.1M
2000 42,254 546K 7.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
62 Aventura 18,021
22 Boca Raton 46,528
58 Bonita Springs 20,523
25 Boynton Beach 42,266
51 Bradenton 23,435
8 Cape Coral 90,243
15 Clearwater 57,241
37 Coconut Creek 31,458
63 Cooper City 17,889
52 Coral Gables 23,408
12 Coral Springs 71,263
50 Cutler Bay 24,004
67 Dania Beach 16,773
14 Davie 57,645
38 Daytona Beach 31,213
72 DeLand 14,763
24 Deerfield Beach 42,516
34 Delray Beach 34,855
23 Deltona 45,051
33 Doral 35,350
65 Dunedin 17,013
76 Estero 13,753
6 Fort Lauderdale 97,829
31 Fort Myers 35,873
60 Fort Pierce 19,511
…
74 Temple Terrace 14,320
55 Titusville 21,281
41 Wellington 30,179
13 West Palm Beach 60,877
35 Weston 33,933

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.