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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 29, 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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
1 Orange County 67.4%
2 Seminole County 67.0%
3 Broward County 66.4%
4 Osceola County 65.6%
5 Hillsborough County 65.5%
6 Duval County 65.4%
7 Leon County 65.4%
8 Okaloosa County 64.8%
9 Miami-Dade County 64.0%
10 Monroe County 62.9%
11 Bay County 62.9%
12 Clay County 62.7%
13 Hendry County 61.8%
14 Escambia County 61.5%
15 St. Johns County 60.3%
16 Alachua County 59.9%
17 Palm Beach County 59.7%
18 Santa Rosa County 59.6%
19 Walton County 59.4%
20 Pinellas County 58.9%
21 Wakulla County 57.5%
22 Nassau County 57.2%
23 Polk County 57.1%
24 Pasco County 56.9%
25 Brevard County 56.7%
26 St. Lucie County 56.3%
27 Baker County 55.4%
28 Manatee County 54.4%
29 Volusia County 54.4%
30 Lake County 54.0%
31 Columbia County 53.2%
32 Jefferson County 53.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.