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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Labour force in Escambia County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 23 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 25, 2026

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

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+7.9% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
Escambia County 149K
Florida 11M

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

The series at a glance Escambia County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 148,910 · 2025
First value 133,625 · 2000
Highest 148,910 · 2025
Lowest 130,929 · 2002
Average change +0.4% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearEscambia CountyChange Florida
2025 148,910 +0.5% 11M
2024 148,192 −0.4% 11M
2023 148,818 +1.7% 11M
2022 146,353 +1.0% 11M
2021 144,835 +0.4% 10M
2020 144,193 −0.4% 10M
2019 144,719 +1.3% 10M
2018 142,866 +0.7% 10M
2017 141,925 +0.7% 10M
2016 140,973 +2.2% 9.8M
2015 137,988 −0.4% 9.6M
2014 138,546 +0.3% 9.5M
2013 138,182 −0.3% 9.4M
2012 138,588 −1.2% 9.3M
2011 140,254 +0.1% 9.3M
2010 140,142 +1.1% 9.2M
2009 138,641 −0.6% 9.2M
2008 139,493 −2.1% 9.3M
2007 142,536 +2.1% 9.3M
2006 139,585 +1.9% 9.1M
2005 137,019 +3.0% 8.8M
2004 133,039 +0.7% 8.5M
2003 132,154 +0.9% 8.3M
2002 130,929 −1.5% 8.2M
2001 132,864 −0.6% 8.1M
2000 133,625 7.9M

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Miami-Dade County 1.3M
2 Broward County 1M
3 Orange County 734K
4 Hillsborough County 715K
5 Palm Beach County 711K
6 Duval County 485K
7 Pinellas County 468K
8 Lee County 325K
9 Polk County 299K
10 Brevard County 267K
11 Seminole County 251K
12 Volusia County 243K
13 Pasco County 236K
14 Osceola County 183K
15 Sarasota County 176K
16 Manatee County 170K
17 Collier County 160K
18 Lake County 157K
19 Leon County 152K
20 Escambia County 142K
21 St. Lucie County 140K
22 Marion County 138K
23 Alachua County 134K
24 St. Johns County 117K
25 Clay County 103K
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.