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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Volusia County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 29 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 · Volusia County · Florida · United States · World
+2.5 pp since 2014
Volusia 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
Volusia County
54.8%
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 Volusia County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 54.8% · 2024
First value 53.2% · 2013
Highest 54.8% · 2024
Lowest 51.8% · 2015
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearVolusia CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 54.8% +0.4 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 54.4% +0.2 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 54.1% +0.1 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 54.1% +0.7 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 53.4% +0.6 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 52.7% +0.3 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 52.4% +0.3 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 52.1% +0.2 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 51.9% +0.0 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 51.8% −0.4 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 52.2% −1.0 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 53.2% 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%
…
31 Pasco County 53.5%
32 Baker County 53.2%
33 Martin County 53.1%
34 Volusia County 52.2%
35 Indian River County 51.6%
36 Hardee County 51.5%
37 Gadsden County 51.5%
…

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.