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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 22, 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

2021 · 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
250 Alva 54.3%
382 Anna Maria 28.0%
254 Apalachicola 53.8%
79 Apollo Beach 65.7%
104 Atlantic Beach 64.6%
281 Atlantis 50.9%
206 Ave Maria 57.1%
205 Aventura 57.2%
188 Bagdad 58.2%
322 Bal Harbour 46.2%
164 Baldwin 60.2%
6 Bay Harbor Islands 77.0%
286 Bay Pines 50.5%
318 Bayonet Point 46.6%
239 Bayshore Gardens 54.8%
148 Bell 61.6%
183 Belle Glade 58.4%
252 Belleair 53.9%
300 Belleair Beach 48.7%
271 Belleair Bluffs 52.1%
157 Bellview 60.6%
315 Beverly Hills 47.0%
220 Big Pine Key 55.9%
30 Biscayne Park 70.0%
87 Bloomingdale 65.1%
…
197 Islamorada 57.9%
77 Jacksonville 65.7%
25 Jacksonville Beach 70.7%
313 Jay 47.1%
290 Jensen Beach 50.0%
340 Juno Beach 41.8%
130 Jupiter 62.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

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.