Palm Beach County, FL
FIPS 12099 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Palm Beach County had an annual average of 666,889 jobs across 71,341 establishments, paying $51.5 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
666,889
+1.3% YoY
Establishments
71,341
Total Wages
$51.5B
Avg Annual Pay
$77,246
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 59,657 | 3,344 | $621 | $1,925.4M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 56,202 | 13,152 | $2,171 | $6,344.1M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 51,000 | 6,013 | $1,511 | $4,008.0M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 50,486 | 5,791 | $1,270 | $3,333.4M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 40,362 | 1,031 | $1,496 | $2,727.6M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 28,489 | 4,304 | $1,238 | $1,834.3M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 23,110 | 88 | $2,075 | $1,790.3M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 21,472 | 855 | $637 | $711.7M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 19,907 | 368 | $1,355 | $948.6M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 18,747 | 660 | $914 | $890.9M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 16,793 | 53 | $2,235 | $1,384.2M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 15,249 | 3,871 | $1,627 | $1,286.4M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 13,906 | 403 | $701 | $506.5M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 12,147 | 236 | $997 | $629.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 11,459 | 1,534 | $2,084 | $1,242.0M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 11,136 | 1,805 | $2,012 | $1,164.9M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 10,747 | 1,562 | $1,358 | $457.1M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 10,419 | 762 | $3,625 | $1,964.0M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 9,972 | 924 | $1,929 | $1,000.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 9,901 | 1,549 | $2,467 | $1,270.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 9,552 | 605 | $1,554 | $771.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 9,444 | 2,098 | $1,378 | $402.2M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 9,347 | 1,572 | $6,723 | $3,267.8M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 7,927 | 1,009 | $2,670 | $1,100.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 7,915 | 930 | $1,664 | $491.2M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 7,292 | 1,008 | $791 | $300.1M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 6,779 | 1,128 | $871 | $306.9M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 6,636 | 29 | $2,790 | $680.0M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 6,358 | 347 | $942 | $311.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 6,017 | 1,429 | $1,232 | $385.5M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 5,930 | 780 | $921 | $284.0M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 5,256 | 105 | $2,399 | $655.6M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 5,209 | 628 | $1,115 | $302.1M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,837 | 305 | $1,675 | $332.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 3,635 | 595 | $1,444 | $273.0M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 3,324 | 157 | $1,788 | $302.5M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 3,313 | 337 | $3,161 | $226.1M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 3,181 | 92 | $903 | $149.4M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 3,166 | 62 | $1,007 | $165.8M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 3,125 | 168 | $1,080 | $175.4M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 3,022 | 132 | $1,377 | $216.4M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 2,958 | 266 | $1,026 | $142.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 2,907 | 558 | $1,251 | $189.1M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 2,873 | 656 | $2,729 | $407.8M |
| 532 | NAICS 532 | 2,834 | 303 | $1,571 | $231.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 2,608 | 130 | $2,830 | $376.5M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 2,530 | 40 | $1,385 | $182.2M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 2,412 | 243 | $1,746 | $219.1M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 2,309 | 1,440 | $1,311 | $157.4M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 2,065 | 332 | $634 | $68.0M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 1,995 | 164 | $1,690 | $175.3M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 1,991 | 141 | $2,076 | $214.9M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 1,824 | 112 | $2,386 | $226.3M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 1,804 | 75 | $2,660 | $249.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,786 | 185 | $1,266 | $117.6M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 1,670 | 415 | $2,250 | $195.4M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,658 | 23 | $1,973 | $95.9M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 1,655 | 106 | $1,180 | $101.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 1,646 | 30 | $2,068 | $132.9M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 1,556 | 118 | $1,613 | $130.5M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 1,448 | 256 | $2,548 | $191.8M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 1,298 | 2,367 | $1,824 | $123.1M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,198 | 116 | $1,928 | $120.1M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 1,178 | 109 | $2,312 | $141.6M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,106 | 100 | $1,715 | $98.7M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 950 | 152 | $1,325 | $65.5M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 883 | 41 | $996 | $45.5M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 804 | 30 | $2,148 | $64.7M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 637 | 50 | $1,144 | $37.9M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 588 | 46 | $1,245 | $38.1M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 489 | 124 | $1,164 | $29.6M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 423 | 112 | $1,928 | $42.4M |
| 533 | NAICS 533 | 371 | 35 | $2,995 | $57.8M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 324 | 124 | $5,149 | $86.7M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 294 | 123 | $1,234 | $18.9M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 249 | 49 | $1,110 | $14.4M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 226 | 3 | $2,253 | $26.5M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 216 | 54 | $2,312 | $25.9M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 205 | 37 | $1,362 | $14.5M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 142 | 64 | $1,015 | $7.5M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 130 | 34 | $916 | $6.2M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 121 | 15 | $1,504 | $9.4M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 119 | 10 | $1,784 | $11.1M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 81 | 22 | $2,488 | $10.5M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 60 | 6 | $1,574 | $4.9M |
| 324 | NAICS 324 | 56 | 9 | $2,298 | $6.7M |
| 114 | NAICS 114 | 39 | 26 | $982 | $2.0M |
| 316 | NAICS 316 | 38 | 9 | $1,850 | $3.7M |
| 313 | NAICS 313 | 17 | 9 | $9,927 | $8.9M |
| 113 | NAICS 113 | 9 | 8 | $876 | $0.4M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
7,161
jobs · $97,381 avg pay
State Government
10,578
jobs · $61,977 avg pay
Local Government
44,327
jobs · $83,173 avg pay
Private
604,823
jobs · $76,840 avg pay
FL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.8%
April 2026
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