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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Pensacola

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 49 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 25, 2026
Economy & jobs · Pensacola Escambia County Florida

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 26,213 +0.4% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 49 of 83 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −2.1% −0.2% a year on average
share of Escambia County 17.6% Escambia County: 148,910 · 2025
Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
−2.1% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Pensacola 26,213
Escambia County 149K
Florida 11M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Pensacola · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 26,213 · 2025
First value 27,594 · 2000
Highest 27,594 · 2000
Lowest 25,729 · 2009
Average change −0.2% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearPensacolaChange Escambia CountyFlorida
2025 26,213 +0.4% 149K 11M
2024 26,108 −1.5% 148K 11M
2023 26,502 +0.3% 149K 11M
2022 26,419 +1.0% 146K 11M
2021 26,149 −0.9% 145K 10M
2020 26,394 −0.9% 144K 10M
2019 26,647 +0.9% 145K 10M
2018 26,406 +0.3% 143K 10M
2017 26,334 −0.0% 142K 10M
2016 26,340 −1.6% 141K 9.8M
2015 26,762 −0.1% 138K 9.6M
2014 26,787 −0.5% 139K 9.5M
2013 26,911 −0.3% 138K 9.4M
2012 26,994 −1.5% 139K 9.3M
2011 27,401 +0.1% 140K 9.3M
2010 27,373 +6.4% 140K 9.2M
2009 25,729 −1.5% 139K 9.2M
2008 26,111 −2.3% 139K 9.3M
2007 26,732 +0.4% 143K 9.3M
2006 26,627 +0.9% 140K 9.1M
2005 26,400 −4.0% 137K 8.8M
2004 27,500 +0.6% 133K 8.5M
2003 27,326 +0.9% 132K 8.3M
2002 27,083 −1.4% 131K 8.2M
2001 27,472 −0.4% 133K 8.1M
2000 27,594 134K 7.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
1 Jacksonville 466K
2 Miami 232K
3 Tampa 196K
4 St. Petersburg 138K
5 Hialeah 114K
6 Fort Lauderdale 97,829
7 Port St. Lucie 91,252
8 Cape Coral 90,243
9 Pembroke Pines 87,545
10 Hollywood 83,070
11 Miramar 76,493
12 Coral Springs 71,263
13 West Palm Beach 60,877
14 Davie 57,645
15 Clearwater 57,241
16 Pompano Beach 55,789
17 Palm Bay 54,782
18 Sunrise 52,513
19 Miami Gardens 51,491
20 Plantation 49,805
21 Miami Beach 47,201
22 Boca Raton 46,528
23 Deltona 45,051
24 Deerfield Beach 42,516
25 Boynton Beach 42,266
…
43 Port Orange 28,832
44 Palm Beach Gardens 28,145
45 Oakland Park 26,528
46 Pensacola 26,406
47 North Lauderdale 26,304
48 Pinellas Park 26,080
49 Sarasota 25,101
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2018

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.