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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in New Smyrna Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 267 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · New Smyrna Beach · Volusia County · Florida · United States · World
+6.6 pp since 2014
New Smyrna Beach Volusia 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
New Smyrna Beach
51.9%
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 New Smyrna Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 51.9% · 2024
First value 46.2% · 2013
Highest 51.9% · 2024
Lowest 42.4% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearNew Smyrna BeachChange Volusia CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 51.9% +2.6 pp 54.8% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 49.3% +2.0 pp 54.4% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 47.3% +1.8 pp 54.1% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 45.5% +1.8 pp 54.1% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 43.7% +1.3 pp 53.4% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 42.5% −0.3 pp 52.7% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 42.7% +0.3 pp 52.4% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 42.4% −1.1 pp 52.1% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 43.6% −2.5 pp 51.9% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 46.0% +0.7 pp 51.8% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 45.3% −0.9 pp 52.2% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 46.2% 53.2% 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%
…
15 Neptune Beach 71.7%
286 New Port Richey 50.0%
261 New Port Richey East 52.7%
267 New Smyrna Beach 51.9%
167 Niceville 60.9%
232 Nocatee 55.5%
194 Nokomis 58.7%
…

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.