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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Jay

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 222 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Jay · Santa Rosa County · Florida · United States · World
−2.0 pp since 2014
Jay Santa Rosa 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
Jay
56.1%
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 Jay · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 56.1% · 2024
First value 56.9% · 2013
Highest 59.5% · 2015
Lowest 43.8% · 2019
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearJayChange Santa Rosa CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 56.1% +6.2 pp 59.8% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 49.8% −2.7 pp 59.6% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 52.5% +5.4 pp 59.1% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 47.1% −0.6 pp 58.7% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 47.7% +3.9 pp 58.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 43.8% −5.2 pp 59.1% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 49.0% −4.7 pp 58.5% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 53.7% −3.9 pp 58.9% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 57.5% −2.0 pp 59.2% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 59.5% +1.4 pp 59.8% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 58.1% +1.2 pp 60.7% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 56.9% 61.8% 60.1% — 62.0%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
386 Sun City Center 18.4%
385 Indian River Shores 19.6%
384 Manasota Key 19.9%
383 South Bay 20.0%
382 Zephyrhills West 20.4%
381 Wabasso Beach 22.6%
380 Longboat Key 24.5%
379 South Pasadena 27.0%
378 Hutchinson Island South 27.2%
377 Horseshoe Beach 27.6%
376 Micco 27.8%
375 Citrus Hills 29.3%
374 Goulding 29.9%
373 Carrabelle 30.3%
372 Venice 31.5%
371 Homosassa 31.6%
370 Steinhatchee 32.9%
369 Daytona Beach Shores 33.1%
368 St Leo 33.2%
367 Inverness 33.4%
366 Fort Myers Beach 34.0%
365 Highland Beach 34.8%
364 Bokeelia 34.8%
363 Palm Beach 35.0%
362 Punta Gorda 35.0%
…
171 Merritt Island 59.3%
170 Sopchoppy 59.3%
169 Hallandale Beach 59.3%
168 Jay 59.5%
167 Malabar 59.6%
166 Naranja 59.6%
165 Westchester 59.7%
…

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.