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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 2, 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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
67 Aventura 18,134
21 Boca Raton 49,717
57 Bonita Springs 22,311
24 Boynton Beach 45,221
50 Bradenton 24,665
7 Cape Coral 110K
16 Clearwater 59,702
39 Coconut Creek 32,728
65 Cooper City 18,651
52 Coral Gables 23,919
12 Coral Springs 75,172
79 Crestview 13,559
51 Cutler Bay 24,155
70 Dania Beach 17,613
15 Davie 61,888
35 Daytona Beach 36,921
66 DeLand 18,391
25 Deerfield Beach 44,865
34 Delray Beach 37,105
22 Deltona 47,992
29 Doral 43,341
69 Dunedin 17,659
77 Estero 14,122
8 Fort Lauderdale 104K
27 Fort Myers 43,994
…
83 Venice 8,649
41 Wellington 31,554
75 West Melbourne 15,275
13 West Palm Beach 67,747
37 Weston 35,632

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2024

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.