March 17 Unemployment Data for Palm Beach County

The unemployment rate in the CareerSource Palm Beach County region (Palm Beach County) was 3.7 percent in January 2025. This rate was 0.5 percentage point greater than the region's year ago rate of 3.2 percent. The region's January 2025 unemployment rate was equal to the state rate of 3.7 percent. The labor force was 779,603, up 4,331 (+0.6 percent) over the year. There were 28,826 unemployed residents in the region.

• In January 2025, nonagricultural employment in Palm Beach County was 702,800, an increase of 2,000 jobs (+0.3 percent) over    the year.
• The Education and Health Services (+4.7 percent) and Manufacturing (+0.9 percent) industries grew faster in the metro area than statewide over the year.
• The West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach MD had the second fastest annual job growth rate compared to all the metro areas in the state in the Education and Health Services (+4.7 percent) industry.
• The industries gaining jobs over the year were Education and Health Services (+5,500 jobs); Government (+1,200 jobs); Trade, Transportation, and Utilities (+900 jobs); Construction(+200 jobs); Manufacturing (+200 jobs); and Financial Activities (+100 jobs).
• The industries losing jobs over the year were Professional and Business Services (-3,000 jobs); Leisure and Hospitality (-2,300 jobs); Information (-400 jobs); and Other Services (-400 jobs).