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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 Nov 1, 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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
66 Aventura 18,156
21 Boca Raton 49,736
55 Bonita Springs 22,368
24 Boynton Beach 45,266
50 Bradenton 24,430
7 Cape Coral 108K
16 Clearwater 60,662
39 Coconut Creek 32,683
63 Cooper City 18,595
52 Coral Gables 23,940
12 Coral Springs 74,343
79 Crestview 13,134
51 Cutler Bay 24,158
70 Dania Beach 17,544
15 Davie 61,470
36 Daytona Beach 35,770
69 DeLand 17,591
25 Deerfield Beach 44,683
34 Delray Beach 36,656
22 Deltona 47,745
29 Doral 43,089
67 Dunedin 17,908
77 Estero 14,175
8 Fort Lauderdale 104K
27 Fort Myers 43,594
…
82 Venice 8,179
41 Wellington 31,495
76 West Melbourne 14,430
13 West Palm Beach 67,504
37 Weston 35,439

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.