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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 26, 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

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
1 Orange County 68.2%
2 Broward County 66.9%
3 Leon County 66.3%
4 Seminole County 65.9%
5 Duval County 65.9%
6 Hillsborough County 65.5%
7 Okaloosa County 65.3%
8 Clay County 64.1%
9 Monroe County 63.4%
10 Osceola County 63.2%
11 Bay County 62.5%
12 Miami-Dade County 62.3%
13 St. Johns County 62.1%
14 Escambia County 61.9%
15 Santa Rosa County 60.7%
16 Palm Beach County 60.2%
17 Alachua County 59.3%
18 Pinellas County 59.0%
19 Nassau County 57.7%
20 Walton County 57.5%
21 Hendry County 57.2%
22 Brevard County 56.6%
23 Wakulla County 56.5%
24 Polk County 55.9%
25 St. Lucie County 55.7%
…
49 Liberty County 48.0%
50 Putnam County 47.7%
51 Flagler County 47.3%
52 Gulf County 47.0%
53 Bradford County 46.9%
54 Hernando County 46.8%
55 Madison County 46.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

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.