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Statistics · City
Labour force in New Smyrna Beach
2016 – 2025 · 10 data points
78 of 83 · Towns of Florida
Updated Oct 23, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016 – 2025
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Overview
7 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
7 figures
Latest value · 2025
13,820
+0.1%
since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025
78 of 83
Place 1 is the highest value.
share of Volusia County
5.21%
Volusia County: 265,313 · 2025
Labour force, 2016 – 2025 people
0
5,000
10K
15K
2016
2020
2022
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The series at a glance New Smyrna Beach · 2016 – 2025
Latest value
13,820 · 2025
First value
11,923 · 2016
Highest
13,820 · 2025
Lowest
11,923 · 2016
Average change
+1.7% a year on average
Data points
10
By year
All years · 2016 – 2025
| Year | New Smyrna Beach | Change | Volusia County | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13,820 | +0.1% | 265K | 11M |
| 2024 | 13,803 | −0.1% | 265K | 11M |
| 2023 | 13,811 | +2.4% | 263K | 11M |
| 2022 | 13,485 | +4.5% | 256K | 11M |
| 2021 | 12,910 | +3.3% | 249K | 10M |
| 2020 | 12,499 | −1.0% | 242K | 10M |
| 2019 | 12,619 | +1.2% | 247K | 10M |
| 2018 | 12,464 | +2.3% | 245K | 10M |
| 2017 | 12,185 | +2.2% | 243K | 10M |
| 2016 | 11,923 | 240K | 9.8M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016 – 2025
Ranking · Towns of Florida
2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville | 493K | |
| 2 | Miami | 263K | |
| 3 | Tampa | 217K | |
| 4 | St. Petersburg | 149K | |
| 5 | Hialeah | 119K | |
| 6 | Port St. Lucie | 119K | |
| 7 | Cape Coral | 110K | |
| 8 | Fort Lauderdale | 103K | |
| 9 | Pembroke Pines | 93,220 | |
| 10 | Hollywood | 86,585 | |
| 11 | Miramar | 81,786 | |
| 12 | Coral Springs | 74,749 | |
| 13 | West Palm Beach | 67,710 | |
| 14 | Palm Bay | 66,937 | |
| 15 | Davie | 61,509 | |
| 16 | Pompano Beach | 59,209 | |
| 17 | Clearwater | 59,002 | |
| 18 | Plantation | 55,870 | |
| 19 | Sunrise | 53,999 | |
| 20 | Miami Gardens | 52,907 | |
| 21 | Boca Raton | 49,758 | |
| 22 | Deltona | 47,946 | |
| 23 | Miami Beach | 46,864 | |
| 24 | Boynton Beach | 45,150 | |
| 25 | Palm Coast | 44,855 | |
| … | |||
| 75 | West Melbourne | 15,309 | |
| 76 | Temple Terrace | 14,833 | |
| 77 | Estero | 14,141 | |
| 78 | New Smyrna Beach | 13,820 | |
| 79 | Crestview | 13,565 | |
| 80 | Palmetto Bay | 12,920 | |
| 81 | Tarpon Springs | 12,310 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
New Smyrna Beach in numbers
GDP per person
$73,879
2024 · Florida
GDP per person (PPP)
$73,879
2024 · Florida
Gross domestic product
$30B
2024 · Volusia County
Economic growth
2.8%
2024 · Volusia County
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
4.4%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.0%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.2%
2024 · Florida
Labour force participation
51.9%
2024
Household income per person
$64,167
2024 · Florida
Median household income
$83,865
2024