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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Panama City Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 55 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Panama City Beach · Bay County · Florida · United States · World
+1.3 pp since 2014
Panama City Beach Bay 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
Panama City Beach
67.4%
Bay County
63.6%
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 Panama City Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 67.4% · 2024
First value 66.7% · 2013
Highest 67.7% · 2015
Lowest 62.7% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPanama City BeachChange Bay CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 67.4% +1.5 pp 63.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 65.9% −1.7 pp 62.9% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 67.6% +1.2 pp 61.9% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 66.4% −0.3 pp 61.2% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 66.7% +2.1 pp 61.4% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 64.7% +0.8 pp 61.3% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 63.8% +1.1 pp 60.7% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 62.7% −1.2 pp 60.9% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 63.9% −3.8 pp 61.5% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 67.7% +1.6 pp 62.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 66.1% −0.7 pp 62.5% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 66.7% 63.4% 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
1 Hurlburt Field 84.3%
2 Molino 82.4%
3 Eglin AFB 81.7%
4 El Portal 77.9%
5 Canal Point 77.1%
6 Oakland Park 75.7%
7 North Bay Village 75.1%
8 Valparaiso 74.9%
9 Virginia Gardens 74.6%
10 North Lauderdale 74.2%
11 Neptune Beach 73.8%
12 Mangonia Park 73.6%
13 Princeton 72.8%
14 Bay Harbor Islands 72.6%
15 Miramar 72.0%
16 Haverhill 71.8%
17 Wesley Chapel 71.2%
18 Riverview 70.8%
19 Fellsmere 70.8%
20 Palm Springs 70.7%
21 Stock Island 70.5%
22 Coral Springs 70.5%
23 South Gate Ridge 70.4%
24 Greater Northdale 70.3%
25 Lynn Haven 70.3%
…
49 Palm River-Clair Mel 67.8%
50 North Miami Beach 67.8%
51 Three Lakes 67.7%
52 Panama City Beach 67.6%
53 Sunrise 67.1%
54 Whitfield 67.0%
55 Cutler Bay 66.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.