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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Escambia County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 13 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Escambia County · Florida · United States · World
−0.6 pp since 2014
Escambia 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
Escambia County
61.3%
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 Escambia County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 61.3% · 2024
First value 62.0% · 2013
Highest 62.0% · 2013
Lowest 60.3% · 2020
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearEscambia CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 61.3% −0.2 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 61.5% +0.7 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 60.8% −0.3 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 61.2% +0.8 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 60.3% −0.4 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 60.8% +0.3 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 60.4% −0.7 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 61.1% +0.1 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 61.0% −0.8 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 61.8% −0.1 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 61.9% −0.1 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 62.0% 60.1% — 62.0%

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
1 Seminole County 67.3%
2 Orange County 67.1%
3 Broward County 66.1%
4 Duval County 65.6%
5 Hillsborough County 65.3%
6 Leon County 65.0%
7 Osceola County 65.0%
8 Okaloosa County 64.6%
9 Miami-Dade County 63.8%
10 Monroe County 63.6%
11 Clay County 63.0%
12 Hendry County 62.3%
13 Bay County 61.9%
14 Escambia County 60.8%
15 St. Johns County 60.5%
16 Alachua County 59.7%
17 Palm Beach County 59.5%
18 Santa Rosa County 59.1%
19 Pinellas County 58.7%
20 Walton County 58.3%
21 Nassau County 57.7%
22 Wakulla County 57.5%
23 Polk County 56.6%
24 Brevard County 56.2%
25 St. Lucie County 55.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.