Palm Beach town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Palm Beach town's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
1.7%
2023
4.8%
Total change
+3.1 pp
% change
+182.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.7% | — |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +0.6 pp (35.3%) |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +1.0 pp (43.5%) |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +2.0 pp (60.6%) |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +0.3 pp (5.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -0.8 pp (-14.3%) |