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Unemployed people in West Palm Beach, FL

Unemployed people in West Palm Beach, FL was 2,513 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 16.7% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 105 cities in 2025.

2025, persons2,513
Change on 2024+16.7%
Rank18th of 105Cities in Florida ranked
Series high5,5772010
Series low1,7502006

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Unemployed people in West Palm Beach, FL, 1990 to 2025

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 3,546 persons1991: 4,633 persons1992: 5,406 persons1993: 4,786 persons1994: 4,514 persons1995: 3,812 persons1996: 3,733 persons1997: 3,711 persons1998: 3,429 persons1999: 3,174 persons2000: 1,927 persons2001: 2,483 persons2002: 3,066 persons2003: 2,913 persons2004: 2,637 persons2005: 1,857 persons2006: 1,750 persons2007: 2,169 persons2008: 3,398 persons2009: 5,325 persons2010: 5,577 persons2011: 5,102 persons2012: 4,509 persons2013: 3,816 persons2014: 3,047 persons2015: 2,746 persons2016: 2,770 persons2017: 2,469 persons2018: 2,160 persons2019: 1,959 persons2020: 5,179 persons2021: 2,873 persons2022: 1,940 persons2023: 1,956 persons2024: 2,153 persons2025: 2,513 persons1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019902002201420251990: 3,546 persons1991: 4,633 persons1992: 5,406 persons1993: 4,786 persons1994: 4,514 persons1995: 3,812 persons1996: 3,733 persons1997: 3,711 persons1998: 3,429 persons1999: 3,174 persons2000: 1,927 persons2001: 2,483 persons2002: 3,066 persons2003: 2,913 persons2004: 2,637 persons2005: 1,857 persons2006: 1,750 persons2007: 2,169 persons2008: 3,398 persons2009: 5,325 persons2010: 5,577 persons2011: 5,102 persons2012: 4,509 persons2013: 3,816 persons2014: 3,047 persons2015: 2,746 persons2016: 2,770 persons2017: 2,469 persons2018: 2,160 persons2019: 1,959 persons2020: 5,179 persons2021: 2,873 persons2022: 1,940 persons2023: 1,956 persons2024: 2,153 persons2025: 2,513 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20252,513
20242,153
20231,956
20221,940
20212,873
20205,179
20191,959
20182,160
20172,469
20162,770
20152,746
20143,047
20133,816
20124,509
20115,102
20105,577
20095,325
20083,398
20072,169
20061,750
20051,857
20042,637
20032,913
20023,066
20012,483
20001,927
19993,174
19983,429
19973,711
19963,733
19953,812
19944,514
19934,786
19925,406
19914,633
19903,546

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, West Palm Beach, FL, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, West Palm Beach, FL, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/west-palm-beach-fl. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, West Palm Beach, FL, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/west-palm-beach-fl.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, West Palm Beach, FL, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/west-palm-beach-fl (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in West Palm Beach, FL?

Unemployed people in West Palm Beach, FL was 2,513 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 16.7% from 2024. That is the 18th highest of 105 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in West Palm Beach, FL?

5,577 in 2010, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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