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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Jefferson County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 33 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 28, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Jefferson County · Florida · United States · World
+4.8 pp since 2014
Jefferson 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
Jefferson County
53.4%
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 Jefferson County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 53.4% · 2024
First value 50.1% · 2013
Highest 53.4% · 2024
Lowest 43.9% · 2016
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearJefferson CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 53.4% +0.3 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 53.2% +0.9 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 52.2% +1.0 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 51.3% +3.8 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 47.5% +2.1 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 45.4% −0.4 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 45.8% +1.8 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 44.1% +0.1 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 43.9% −1.3 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 45.3% −3.4 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 48.6% −1.4 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 50.1% 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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
1 Orange County 67.2%
2 Seminole County 66.7%
3 Broward County 66.3%
4 Duval County 65.9%
5 Leon County 65.8%
6 Hillsborough County 65.4%
7 Okaloosa County 64.8%
8 Osceola County 64.7%
9 Monroe County 64.6%
10 Miami-Dade County 63.7%
11 Clay County 62.5%
12 Hendry County 62.1%
13 Bay County 61.2%
14 Escambia County 61.2%
15 St. Johns County 60.3%
16 Alachua County 60.0%
17 Palm Beach County 59.8%
18 Pinellas County 59.0%
19 Santa Rosa County 58.7%
20 Walton County 58.2%
21 Nassau County 57.4%
22 Wakulla County 56.6%
23 Polk County 56.1%
24 St. Lucie County 55.9%
25 Brevard County 55.8%
…
32 Collier County 52.6%
33 Columbia County 52.4%
34 Martin County 51.3%
35 Jefferson County 51.3%
36 Gilchrist County 50.2%
37 Levy County 49.9%
38 Hernando County 49.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

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.