Friday, October 23 Key West
Towns Advertise
The Beachside Resident
Search Log in Add your business Ask a question
  1. Home
  2. Key West
  3. Statistics
  4. Economy & jobs
  5. Labour force
Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Key West

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 72 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
Economy & jobs · Key West Monroe County Florida

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Featured spot available Your business could be here First in “Statistics” — with a photo and a “Featured” mark. Take this spot
Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 16,507 +0.1% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 72 of 83 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +2.9% +0.3% a year on average
share of Monroe County 33.4% Monroe County: 49,496 · 2025
Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+2.9% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Key West 16,507
Monroe County 49,496
Florida 11M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Key West · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 16,507 · 2025
First value 15,135 · 2000
Highest 16,507 · 2025
Lowest 14,581 · 2006
Average change +0.3% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearKey WestChange Monroe CountyFlorida
2025 16,507 +0.1% 49,496 11M
2024 16,496 +2.0% 49,453 11M
2023 16,172 +2.1% 48,558 11M
2022 15,834 +5.0% 47,302 11M
2021 15,075 +0.1% 44,666 10M
2020 15,060 −2.9% 43,397 10M
2019 15,515 +2.5% 45,162 10M
2018 15,143 −0.9% 43,738 10M
2017 15,284 −2.1% 44,273 10M
2016 15,617 −2.6% 45,096 9.8M
2015 16,038 +1.9% 45,722 9.6M
2014 15,744 +1.4% 44,740 9.5M
2013 15,524 +1.0% 44,004 9.4M
2012 15,364 +2.2% 43,537 9.3M
2011 15,040 +0.6% 42,624 9.3M
2010 14,954 +1.4% 42,271 9.2M
2009 14,741 −3.2% 45,938 9.2M
2008 15,221 +4.0% 47,158 9.3M
2007 14,635 +0.4% 45,309 9.3M
2006 14,581 −2.9% 44,933 9.1M
2005 15,012 −2.4% 45,939 8.8M
2004 15,386 −1.4% 46,347 8.5M
2003 15,603 −0.1% 47,019 8.3M
2002 15,622 +0.0% 47,110 8.2M
2001 15,619 +3.2% 47,073 8.1M
2000 15,135 45,573 7.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
1 Jacksonville 459K
2 Miami 228K
3 Tampa 194K
4 St. Petersburg 135K
5 Hialeah 114K
6 Fort Lauderdale 96,360
7 Port St. Lucie 88,368
8 Cape Coral 87,673
9 Pembroke Pines 86,627
10 Hollywood 82,246
11 Miramar 76,028
12 Coral Springs 70,883
13 West Palm Beach 60,629
14 Davie 56,861
15 Clearwater 56,331
16 Pompano Beach 55,020
17 Palm Bay 53,230
18 Miami Gardens 52,008
19 Sunrise 51,882
20 Plantation 49,507
21 Miami Beach 47,517
22 Boca Raton 46,072
23 Deltona 44,721
24 Deerfield Beach 42,254
25 Boynton Beach 42,245
…
67 Lauderdale Lakes 16,781
68 Dania Beach 16,674
69 Miami Lakes 16,270
70 Key West 15,284
71 Parkland 14,545
72 Temple Terrace 14,442
73 DeLand 14,390
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.