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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Manatee County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 28 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 27, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Manatee County · Florida · United States · World
−0.2 pp since 2014
Manatee 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
Manatee County
54.9%
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 Manatee County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 54.9% · 2024
First value 55.7% · 2013
Highest 55.7% · 2013
Lowest 53.2% · 2020
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearManatee CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 54.9% +0.5 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 54.4% +0.3 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 54.2% +0.0 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 54.1% +1.0 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 53.2% −0.7 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 53.8% +0.3 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 53.6% +0.1 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 53.4% −0.3 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 53.8% −0.4 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 54.2% −0.8 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 55.0% −0.7 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 55.7% 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

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
1 Orange County 68.8%
2 Broward County 67.2%
3 Seminole County 66.8%
4 Duval County 66.6%
5 Leon County 66.5%
6 Okaloosa County 66.2%
7 Hillsborough County 66.1%
8 Clay County 65.2%
9 Osceola County 64.8%
10 Bay County 63.4%
11 Monroe County 63.4%
12 St. Johns County 62.7%
13 Miami-Dade County 62.6%
14 Escambia County 62.0%
15 Santa Rosa County 61.8%
16 Palm Beach County 60.4%
17 Alachua County 59.5%
18 Pinellas County 59.3%
19 Hendry County 59.2%
20 Wakulla County 58.8%
21 Nassau County 58.8%
22 Brevard County 57.3%
23 Walton County 57.0%
24 Polk County 56.8%
25 St. Lucie County 56.7%
26 Columbia County 55.8%
27 Manatee County 55.7%
28 Lee County 54.5%
29 Pasco County 54.2%
30 Lake County 54.2%
…

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

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.