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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 27, 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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
1 Orange County 67.4%
2 Leon County 66.2%
3 Broward County 66.2%
4 Seminole County 65.6%
5 Duval County 65.6%
6 Hillsborough County 65.3%
7 Okaloosa County 64.1%
8 Monroe County 63.9%
9 Clay County 63.4%
10 Miami-Dade County 62.0%
11 Osceola County 61.8%
12 Bay County 61.5%
13 Escambia County 61.0%
14 St. Johns County 60.4%
15 Palm Beach County 60.0%
16 Santa Rosa County 59.2%
17 Hendry County 59.0%
18 Alachua County 58.7%
19 Pinellas County 58.2%
20 Walton County 57.0%
21 Nassau County 57.0%
22 Wakulla County 56.6%
23 Brevard County 55.2%
24 Polk County 54.9%
25 St. Lucie County 54.2%
…
31 Columbia County 52.1%
32 Martin County 52.1%
33 Baker County 52.0%
34 Volusia County 51.9%
35 Hardee County 51.4%
36 Suwannee County 50.6%
37 Gilchrist County 49.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.