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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in St. Petersburg

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 4 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 26, 2026

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

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+11% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
St. Petersburg 149K
Florida 11M

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

The series at a glance St. Petersburg · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 148,569 · 2025
First value 132,310 · 2000
Highest 150,601 · 2023
Lowest 123,071 · 2009
Average change +0.5% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearSt. PetersburgChange Pinellas CountyFlorida
2025 148,569 −1.2% 495K 11M
2024 150,378 −0.1% 501K 11M
2023 150,601 +2.0% 507K 11M
2022 147,682 +3.5% 500K 11M
2021 142,727 +1.7% 485K 10M
2020 140,302 +0.6% 475K 10M
2019 139,412 +1.3% 480K 10M
2018 137,645 +1.7% 475K 10M
2017 135,405 +2.0% 468K 10M
2016 132,714 −1.2% 461K 9.8M
2015 134,278 +0.5% 470K 9.6M
2014 133,672 +0.9% 469K 9.5M
2013 132,512 +1.1% 467K 9.4M
2012 131,115 +0.2% 463K 9.3M
2011 130,804 −0.6% 462K 9.3M
2010 131,545 +6.9% 466K 9.2M
2009 123,071 −1.8% 446K 9.2M
2008 125,318 −0.5% 453K 9.3M
2007 125,954 −0.3% 456K 9.3M
2006 126,285 −0.0% 458K 9.1M
2005 126,329 −3.4% 458K 8.8M
2004 130,806 +0.9% 469K 8.5M
2003 129,614 −1.3% 464K 8.3M
2002 131,334 −1.0% 470K 8.2M
2001 132,708 +0.3% 476K 8.1M
2000 132,310 475K 7.9M

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Jacksonville 451K
2 Miami 219K
3 Tampa 191K
4 St. Petersburg 133K
5 Hialeah 110K
6 Fort Lauderdale 95,726
7 Cape Coral 86,250
8 Port St. Lucie 86,018
9 Pembroke Pines 85,347
10 Hollywood 81,237
11 Miramar 75,285
12 Coral Springs 69,870
13 West Palm Beach 59,895
14 Davie 55,788
15 Clearwater 55,373
16 Pompano Beach 54,512
17 Palm Bay 52,301
18 Sunrise 51,486
19 Miami Gardens 50,715
20 Plantation 48,846
21 Miami Beach 46,275
22 Boca Raton 45,332
23 Deltona 44,244
24 Deerfield Beach 41,992
25 Boynton Beach 41,277
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.