Palm Beach, Florida Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Economy== [[File:Worth Avenue by Volkan Yuksel 2012-06-17 DSC02060.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Worth Avenue]] In 2018, the town of Palm Beach had an estimated labor force of 2,788 people. Palm Beach had an unemployment rate of just 2.3%, although 66% of the town's population was not in the labor force. The most common professions among the town's labor force are finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing (24.1%); professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (23.6%); retail (12.2%); and educational services, health care, and social assistance (10.5%).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=DP03&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP03&hidePreview=true&g=1600000US1254025|title=Selected Economic Characteristics|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> However, as of 2017, only 4.1% of jobs in Palm Beach were held by residents of the town, with the most common other home destinations being West Palm Beach (15.4%), [[Palm Beach Gardens, Florida|Palm Beach Gardens]] (3.9%), [[Lake Worth Beach, Florida|Lake Worth Beach]] (3.7%), [[Wellington, Florida|Wellington]] (3.3%), and [[Greenacres, Florida|Greenacres]] (3.1%).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://onthemap.ces.census.gov/|title=Home Destination Analysis|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> Tourism is a major industry in the town, bringing in around $5 billion in annual revenue.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://cbs12.com/news/local/town-wide-curfew-issued-in-palm-beach-as-city-declares-state-of-emergency|title=Town-wide curfew issued in Palm Beach as city declares state of emergency|first1=Lizandra |last1=Portal |first2=Luli |last2=Ortiz |date=March 16, 2020|publisher=WPEC |access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> Palm Beach has several historical and luxurious hotels and lodgings, most notably [[The Brazilian Court]], [[The Breakers (hotel)|The Breakers]],<ref name="PBCOC"/> the [[Palm Beach Hotel (Palm Beach, Florida)|Palm Beach Hotel]] (now the Palm Beach Hotel Condominium),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmbeachhotelfl.com/about-us/|title=About Us|publisher=Palm Beach Hotel Condominium|access-date=May 14, 2020}}</ref> the [[Tideline Ocean Resort & Spa]], and the [[Vineta Hotel]].<ref name="PBCOC">{{cite web|url=http://business.palmbeachchamber.com/list/category/hotels-60|title=Hotels|publisher=Palm Beach Chamber Of Commerce|access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> The Breakers alone employs more than 2,200 people from around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebreakers.com/careers/workplace-information/|title=Workplace Information|publisher=The Breakers Palm Beach|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> The town of Palm Beach also contains [[Worth Avenue]], an upscale shopping and dining district. Known for selling high-quality merchandise since the 1920s, Worth Avenue includes about 250 high-end shops, boutiques, restaurants, and art galleries.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/12/business/12palm.html?_r=0|title=Recession Pain, Even in Palm Beach |first=David |last=Segal |date=April 11, 2009|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> Other commercial districts of note include Royal Poinciana Plaza and [[Royal Poinciana Way Historic District]], with the latter being listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2015 due to its status as "the town's original [[Main Street]]", as noted by the ''Palm Beach Daily News''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/business/check-out-new-luxury-shops-coming-palm-beach-plaza-this-fall/fRyNX9WmeoKQoaDzu0kqnM/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193925/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/business/check-out-new-luxury-shops-coming-palm-beach-plaza-this-fall/fRyNX9WmeoKQoaDzu0kqnM/|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Check out 12 new luxury shops coming to Palm Beach's Royal Poinciana Plaza this fall|date=August 31, 2017|first=Aleese|last=Kopf|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="RPW NRHP">{{cite news|url=https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/royal-poinciana-way-added-national-register-historic-places/72oX6VNgm8l1Ap6Wl1L9vN/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309193912/https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/local/royal-poinciana-way-added-national-register-historic-places/72oX6VNgm8l1Ap6Wl1L9vN/|archive-date=March 9, 2021|title=Royal Poinciana Way added to National Register of Historic Places|date=September 24, 2016|first=David|last=Rogers|newspaper=Palm Beach Daily News|access-date=April 17, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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