West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, FL

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Delray Beach, FL

Data Series	Back Data	Mar 2023	Apr 2023	May 2023	June 2023	July 2023	Aug 2023
Labor Force Data
Civilian Labor Force(1)		774.1	776.4	780.1	780.4	786.1	(p)785.8
Employment(1)		753.7	758.5	759.1	756.1	760.5	(p)759.5
Unemployment(1)		20.4	17.9	20.9	24.3	25.6	(p)26.3
Unemployment Rate(2)		2.6	2.3	2.7	3.1	3.3	(p)3.3
Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment
Total Nonfarm(3)		679.1	681.6	683.8	670.4	673.4	(p)675.1
12-month % change		2.5	1.8	2.2	1.8	1.8	(p)1.1
Construction(3)		40.5	40.6	40.6	40.9	41.2	(p)41.1
12-month % change		0.2	-0.2	-1.0	-1.2	-1.4	(p)-1.7
Manufacturing(3)		21.5	21.5	21.3	21.2	21.2	(p)21.4
12-month % change		2.9	2.9	1.9	1.4	1.9	(p)1.9
Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)		124.7	124.2	124.5	123.8	124.1	(p)125.0
12-month % change		2.0	1.5	2.0	2.1	1.6	(p)2.6
Information(3)		11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	(p)11.0
12-month % change		-1.8	-4.3	-4.3	-5.1	-1.8	(p)-5.2
Financial Activities(3)		49.2	49.1	49.7	49.2	49.7	(p)49.6
12-month % change		3.4	1.9	2.3	1.0	1.0	(p)0.4
Professional and Business Services(3)		131.5	132.2	133.9	131.9	132.2	(p)131.8
12-month % change		1.3	-0.8	0.5	-0.2	-2.0	(p)-2.4
Education and Health Services(3)		109.2	110.7	110.8	109.5	111.9	(p)109.7
12-month % change		3.6	4.5	4.3	4.4	6.0	(p)2.4
Leisure and Hospitality(3)		96.0	97.1	95.9	91.4	90.8	(p)90.3
12-month % change		5.1	5.2	6.0	4.0	4.7	(p)4.4
Other Services(3)		30.6	29.8	30.2	30.5	30.2	(p)29.7
12-month % change		0.0	-3.9	-2.3	-0.3	-0.3	(p)-2.3
Government(3)		64.7	65.2	65.7	60.7	60.8	(p)65.3
12-month % change		3.4	3.2	3.1	3.6	3.8	(p)3.5
Footnotes (1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. (2) In percent, not seasonally adjusted. (3) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data. (p) Preliminary

Data extracted on: November 29, 2023

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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