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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Palmetto

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 258 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 3, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Palmetto · Manatee County · Florida · United States · World
+0.4 pp since 2014
Palmetto Manatee 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
Palmetto
52.8%
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 Palmetto · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 52.8% · 2024
First value 52.7% · 2013
Highest 55.7% · 2023
Lowest 50.0% · 2018
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPalmettoChange Manatee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 52.8% −2.9 pp 54.9% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 55.7% +2.3 pp 54.4% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 53.4% +0.7 pp 54.2% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 52.7% +1.5 pp 54.1% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 51.3% −1.7 pp 53.2% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 53.0% +3.0 pp 53.8% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 50.0% −2.6 pp 53.6% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 52.6% +0.9 pp 53.4% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 51.7% +0.5 pp 53.8% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 51.2% −1.2 pp 54.2% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 52.4% −0.3 pp 55.0% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 52.7% 55.7% 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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
386 Manasota Key 12.4%
385 South Bay 15.9%
384 Indian River Shores 18.8%
383 Longboat Key 21.3%
382 Sun City Center 22.6%
381 Hutchinson Island South 23.7%
380 Citrus Hills 24.7%
379 Wabasso Beach 25.6%
378 The Meadows 26.0%
377 Carrabelle 26.5%
376 Zephyrhills West 28.1%
375 St James City 28.8%
374 Goulding 29.5%
373 Micco 29.6%
372 Pine Ridge 30.0%
371 Venice 30.2%
370 Punta Gorda 30.2%
369 Steinhatchee 30.8%
368 Bokeelia 31.0%
367 Goodland 31.7%
366 St Leo 32.1%
365 Fort Myers Beach 32.5%
364 Palm Beach 33.0%
363 South Pasadena 33.1%
362 Homosassa 33.2%
…
251 Holiday 52.8%
250 Golden Beach 52.8%
249 Wewahitchka 52.9%
248 Palmetto 53.0%
247 Hobe Sound 53.1%
246 North Port 53.2%
245 Sawgrass 53.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

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.