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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Key West

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 42 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 · Key West · Monroe County · Florida · United States · World
−2.1 pp since 2014
Key West Monroe 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
Key West
68.3%
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 Key West · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 68.3% · 2024
First value 69.2% · 2013
Highest 72.4% · 2018
Lowest 68.3% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearKey WestChange Monroe CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 68.3% −0.0 pp 62.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 68.4% −1.4 pp 62.9% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 69.8% −1.1 pp 63.6% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 70.9% −0.3 pp 64.6% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 71.1% +0.4 pp 64.7% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 70.7% −1.7 pp 64.5% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 72.4% +2.4 pp 64.7% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 70.1% −0.6 pp 64.2% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 70.7% +2.0 pp 63.9% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 68.8% −1.7 pp 63.8% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 70.4% +1.3 pp 63.4% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 69.2% 63.4% 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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
230 Alva 55.5%
378 Anna Maria 29.1%
268 Apalachicola 51.7%
74 Apollo Beach 66.0%
202 Atlantic Beach 58.0%
263 Atlantis 52.4%
309 Ave Maria 47.4%
220 Aventura 56.2%
238 Bagdad 54.9%
251 Bal Harbour 53.3%
117 Baldwin 63.9%
37 Bay Harbor Islands 69.1%
287 Bay Pines 49.9%
315 Bayonet Point 46.8%
211 Bayshore Gardens 56.9%
82 Bell 65.6%
188 Belle Glade 59.1%
304 Belleair 48.3%
301 Belleair Beach 48.4%
181 Belleair Bluffs 59.6%
111 Bellview 64.1%
314 Beverly Hills 46.9%
184 Big Pine Key 59.6%
162 Biscayne Park 61.1%
129 Bloomingdale 63.2%
…
298 Kenneth City 48.7%
169 Key Biscayne 60.7%
205 Key Largo 57.5%
42 Key West 68.3%
207 Lake Clarke Shores 57.4%
281 Lake Helen 50.7%
132 Lake Magdalene 63.1%
…

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

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.