Unemployment Rate in Palm Beach County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Palm Beach County Compares
National Distribution
Where Palm Beach County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Palm Beach County: 5.5%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,288 | Grady County, OK | 5.4% |
| #2,289 | Fairfield County, SC | 5.5% |
| #2,290 | Cecil County, MD | 5.5% |
| #2,291 | Palm Beach County, FL | 5.5% |
| #2,292 | Bristol County, MA | 5.5% |
| #2,293 | Lamar County, AL | 5.5% |
| #2,294 | Crow Wing County, MN | 5.5% |
Unemployment Rate in Palm Beach County, Florida
Palm Beach County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 5.5%, which ranks #2,291 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 2.9% above the national value of 5.3%.
Within Florida, Palm Beach County ranks #49 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 29th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.