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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

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
1 Orange County 67.8%
2 Leon County 66.9%
3 Broward County 66.6%
4 Duval County 65.8%
5 Seminole County 65.7%
6 Hillsborough County 65.2%
7 Okaloosa County 64.6%
8 Monroe County 63.8%
9 Clay County 63.5%
10 Osceola County 62.4%
11 Miami-Dade County 62.3%
12 Bay County 62.0%
13 Escambia County 61.8%
14 St. Johns County 61.2%
15 Palm Beach County 60.0%
16 Santa Rosa County 59.8%
17 Alachua County 59.3%
18 Pinellas County 58.6%
19 Hendry County 58.1%
20 Walton County 57.0%
21 Nassau County 56.8%
22 Brevard County 56.0%
23 Wakulla County 55.9%
24 Polk County 55.1%
25 St. Lucie County 54.7%
…
31 Pasco County 52.9%
32 Lake County 52.8%
33 Martin County 52.6%
34 Volusia County 51.8%
35 Hardee County 50.9%
36 Gadsden County 50.9%
37 Indian River County 50.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2015

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.