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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Gulf County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 60 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 24, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Gulf County · Florida · United States · World
−5.1 pp since 2014
Gulf 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
Gulf County
41.8%
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 Gulf County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 41.8% · 2024
First value 46.6% · 2013
Highest 47.0% · 2014
Lowest 41.8% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearGulf CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 41.8% −1.9 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 43.8% +1.4 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 42.4% +0.4 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 42.0% −3.1 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 45.1% −0.3 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 45.3% +0.7 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 44.6% −0.7 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 45.3% +0.1 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 45.2% −0.6 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 45.7% −1.2 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 47.0% +0.4 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 46.6% 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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
1 Orange County 67.5%
2 Seminole County 67.0%
3 Broward County 66.3%
4 Osceola County 66.1%
5 Hillsborough County 65.7%
6 Duval County 65.7%
7 Leon County 65.3%
8 Okaloosa County 64.9%
9 Miami-Dade County 64.3%
10 Bay County 63.6%
11 Clay County 63.0%
12 Monroe County 62.6%
13 Escambia County 61.3%
14 St. Johns County 60.6%
15 Alachua County 59.9%
16 Santa Rosa County 59.8%
17 Palm Beach County 59.6%
18 Walton County 59.1%
19 Hendry County 58.9%
20 Pinellas County 58.8%
21 Wakulla County 58.5%
22 Nassau County 58.1%
23 Polk County 58.0%
24 Pasco County 57.7%
25 Brevard County 56.7%
…
57 Taylor County 43.5%
58 Charlotte County 43.2%
59 Liberty County 43.1%
60 Gulf County 41.8%
61 Madison County 41.6%
62 Citrus County 40.4%
63 Dixie County 39.5%
…

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

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.