West Palm Beach city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How West Palm Beach city'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
8.6%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-37.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.6% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -0.9 pp (-10.5%) |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -0.5 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2021 | 6.8% | -0.4 pp (-5.6%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -0.6 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -0.8 pp (-12.9%) |