South Palm Beach town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How South 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
8.4%
2023
2.2%
Total change
-6.2 pp
% change
-73.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -4.3 pp (-51.2%) |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -1.2 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -0.6 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -1.0 pp (-43.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +0.9 pp (69.2%) |