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Labour force in Jacksonville

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 1 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+14% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Jacksonville 493K
Florida 11M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Jacksonville · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 492,976 · 2025
First value 385,284 · 2000
Highest 496,655 · 2024
Lowest 384,477 · 2003
Average change +1.0% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearJacksonvilleChange Duval CountyFlorida
2025 492,976 −0.7% 518K 11M
2024 496,655 +0.3% 522K 11M
2023 495,356 +1.8% 521K 11M
2022 486,829 +2.8% 513K 11M
2021 473,380 +1.6% 499K 10M
2020 466,024 −0.9% 491K 10M
2019 470,313 +1.0% 496K 10M
2018 465,615 +1.4% 492K 10M
2017 459,094 +1.8% 485K 10M
2016 451,179 +3.9% 476K 9.8M
2015 434,276 +0.9% 460K 9.6M
2014 430,569 +0.5% 457K 9.5M
2013 428,283 +0.4% 455K 9.4M
2012 426,401 −0.4% 453K 9.3M
2011 427,990 −0.2% 455K 9.3M
2010 428,949 +2.3% 456K 9.2M
2009 419,437 −1.2% 447K 9.2M
2008 424,495 +1.2% 452K 9.3M
2007 419,590 +2.4% 447K 9.3M
2006 409,824 +2.7% 436K 9.1M
2005 399,001 +2.9% 426K 8.8M
2004 387,784 +0.9% 414K 8.5M
2003 384,477 −0.4% 411K 8.3M
2002 386,023 −0.9% 412K 8.2M
2001 389,635 +1.1% 416K 8.1M
2000 385,284 412K 7.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
76 New Smyrna Beach 11,923
75 Rockledge 13,296
74 Estero 13,617
73 Parkland 13,804
72 DeLand 14,009
71 Temple Terrace 14,521
70 Key West 15,617
69 Miami Lakes 15,872
68 Lauderdale Lakes 16,134
67 Dania Beach 16,557
66 Dunedin 16,631
65 Panama City 17,019
64 Riviera Beach 17,237
63 Aventura 17,632
62 Cooper City 17,641
61 Ormond Beach 18,725
60 Fort Pierce 19,217
59 Bonita Springs 19,634
58 Hallandale Beach 19,895
57 Royal Palm Beach 19,942
56 Plant City 20,564
55 Titusville 20,577
54 Lake Worth Beach 21,517
53 North Miami Beach 21,607
52 Bradenton 22,714
…
4 St. Petersburg 133K
3 Tampa 191K
2 Miami 219K
1 Jacksonville 451K

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.