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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Fort Lauderdale

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 109 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Lauderdale · Broward County · Florida · United States · World
−1.3 pp since 2014
Fort Lauderdale Broward County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Labour force participation · percent
Fort Lauderdale
64.2%
Florida
59.8%
World
61.0% · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Fort Lauderdale · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 64.2% · 2024
First value 65.2% · 2013
Highest 65.7% · 2016
Lowest 64.2% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort LauderdaleChange Broward CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 64.2% −1.1 pp 66.3% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 65.3% +0.7 pp 66.4% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 64.6% −0.1 pp 66.1% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 64.7% +0.2 pp 66.3% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 64.5% −0.7 pp 65.7% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 65.1% +0.2 pp 65.8% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 65.0% −0.6 pp 65.8% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 65.6% −0.1 pp 65.8% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 65.7% +0.3 pp 66.2% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 65.4% −0.1 pp 66.6% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 65.5% +0.3 pp 66.9% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 65.2% 67.2% 60.1% — 62.0%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
386 Sun City Center 18.1%
385 Steinhatchee 19.8%
384 Zephyrhills West 21.6%
383 Wabasso Beach 22.4%
382 South Bay 22.5%
381 Indian River Shores 22.6%
380 Longboat Key 23.9%
379 Horseshoe Beach 24.3%
378 Goulding 25.1%
377 Hutchinson Island South 28.8%
376 Micco 29.0%
375 Venice 30.0%
374 Carrabelle 31.8%
373 Daytona Beach Shores 32.1%
372 Palm Beach 32.6%
371 Citrus Hills 32.9%
370 Manasota Key 33.1%
369 Highland Beach 33.6%
368 Inverness 33.9%
367 South Pasadena 34.2%
366 Goodland 34.4%
365 Bokeelia 34.4%
364 Punta Gorda 34.5%
363 Yankeetown 35.3%
362 St James City 35.3%
…
91 Seffner 65.4%
90 Palmetto Bay 65.4%
89 Fort Walton Beach 65.5%
88 Fort Lauderdale 65.5%
87 Princeton 65.6%
86 Atlantic Beach 65.6%
85 Ruskin 65.7%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

What it means

The share of adults who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed people aged 15 and over (16 in the US) divided by the population of that age.