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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 Nov 2, 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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
295 Alva 48.7%
383 Anna Maria 26.4%
189 Apalachicola 58.9%
95 Apollo Beach 65.0%
177 Atlantic Beach 59.8%
277 Atlantis 51.0%
310 Ave Maria 47.2%
222 Aventura 56.3%
199 Bagdad 58.1%
253 Bal Harbour 53.7%
193 Baldwin 58.7%
13 Bay Harbor Islands 72.0%
302 Bay Pines 48.3%
317 Bayonet Point 45.3%
220 Bayshore Gardens 56.4%
46 Bell 67.9%
124 Belle Glade 63.4%
268 Belleair 51.6%
289 Belleair Beach 49.7%
224 Belleair Bluffs 56.0%
126 Bellview 63.3%
308 Beverly Hills 47.4%
226 Big Pine Key 56.0%
45 Biscayne Park 68.0%
138 Bloomingdale 62.9%
…
304 Kenneth City 48.2%
178 Key Biscayne 59.8%
217 Key Largo 56.5%
39 Key West 68.4%
54 Lake Clarke Shores 67.6%
301 Lake Helen 48.3%
129 Lake Magdalene 63.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.