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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
Economy & jobs · Jay Santa Rosa County Florida United States

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

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Latest value · 2024 56.1% +6.2 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 222 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 −2.0 pp
vs Santa Rosa County −3.7 pp Santa Rosa County: 59.8% · 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%
Santa Rosa County
59.8%
Florida
59.8%
United States
63.5%
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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force participation
386 Manasota Key 14.8%
385 Indian River Shores 17.1%
384 Sun City Center 19.5%
383 South Bay 19.7%
382 Zephyrhills West 20.1%
381 Longboat Key 23.8%
380 Horseshoe Beach 25.0%
379 Hutchinson Island South 26.2%
378 South Pasadena 26.4%
377 Steinhatchee 26.8%
376 Citrus Hills 28.1%
375 Micco 28.1%
374 Carrabelle 28.7%
373 Goulding 28.7%
372 Wabasso Beach 28.8%
371 Venice 30.6%
370 Daytona Beach Shores 30.9%
369 Homosassa 31.2%
368 Matlacha 32.7%
367 Inverness 33.1%
366 Punta Gorda 33.3%
365 Chokoloskee 33.3%
364 Ponce Inlet 33.4%
363 The Meadows 33.8%
362 Fort Myers Beach 33.9%
…
198 Dade City 57.2%
197 Palm Harbor 57.4%
196 Century 57.5%
195 Jay 57.5%
194 St Augustine Beach 57.6%
193 Defuniak Springs 57.7%
192 Hastings 57.8%
…

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.