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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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
250 Alva 54.3%
382 Anna Maria 28.0%
254 Apalachicola 53.8%
79 Apollo Beach 65.7%
104 Atlantic Beach 64.6%
281 Atlantis 50.9%
206 Ave Maria 57.1%
205 Aventura 57.2%
188 Bagdad 58.2%
322 Bal Harbour 46.2%
164 Baldwin 60.2%
6 Bay Harbor Islands 77.0%
286 Bay Pines 50.5%
318 Bayonet Point 46.6%
239 Bayshore Gardens 54.8%
148 Bell 61.6%
183 Belle Glade 58.4%
252 Belleair 53.9%
300 Belleair Beach 48.7%
271 Belleair Bluffs 52.1%
157 Bellview 60.6%
315 Beverly Hills 47.0%
220 Big Pine Key 55.9%
30 Biscayne Park 70.0%
87 Bloomingdale 65.1%
…
12 Neptune Beach 73.6%
311 New Port Richey 47.3%
304 New Port Richey East 48.2%
326 New Smyrna Beach 45.5%
97 Niceville 64.8%
208 Nocatee 56.9%
159 Nokomis 60.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

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.