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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 26, 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

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%
26 Manatee County 55.0%
27 Columbia County 54.4%
28 Collier County 53.6%
29 Lake County 53.6%
…

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.