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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 30, 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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
104 Alva 64.1%
347 Anna Maria 37.5%
225 Apalachicola 55.1%
75 Apollo Beach 65.5%
112 Atlantic Beach 63.8%
333 Atlantis 40.9%
217 Aventura 55.6%
162 Bagdad 59.6%
311 Bal Harbour 45.1%
37 Baldwin 68.5%
13 Bay Harbor Islands 70.5%
177 Bay Pines 58.1%
306 Bayonet Point 46.5%
223 Bayshore Gardens 55.2%
161 Bell 59.7%
210 Belle Glade 56.0%
270 Belleair 51.8%
336 Belleair Beach 40.6%
218 Belleair Bluffs 55.5%
141 Bellview 61.6%
313 Beverly Hills 44.7%
152 Big Pine Key 60.8%
42 Biscayne Park 67.5%
86 Bloomingdale 64.8%
170 Boca Raton 58.7%
…
235 Kenneth City 54.5%
164 Key Biscayne 59.5%
202 Key Largo 56.9%
5 Key West 72.4%
118 Lake Clarke Shores 63.3%
226 Lake Helen 55.0%
99 Lake Magdalene 64.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

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.