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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Panama City

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 127 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 4, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Panama City · Bay County · Florida · United States · World
+3.8 pp since 2014
Panama City 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
63.2%
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 · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 63.2% · 2024
First value 60.9% · 2013
Highest 63.2% · 2024
Lowest 58.5% · 2018
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearPanama CityChange Bay CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 63.2% +0.2 pp 63.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 63.0% +0.8 pp 62.9% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 62.2% +1.8 pp 61.9% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 60.4% −1.3 pp 61.2% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 61.6% +1.2 pp 61.4% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 60.4% +1.9 pp 61.3% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 58.5% −0.5 pp 60.7% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 59.1% −0.2 pp 60.9% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 59.3% −0.9 pp 61.5% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 60.2% +0.8 pp 62.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 59.4% −1.5 pp 62.5% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 60.9% 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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
386 Manasota Key 14.8%
385 Indian River Shores 17.1%
384 Sun City Center 19.5%
383 South Bay 19.7%
382 Zephyrhills West 20.1%
381 Longboat Key 23.8%
380 Horseshoe Beach 25.0%
379 Hutchinson Island South 26.2%
378 South Pasadena 26.4%
377 Steinhatchee 26.8%
376 Citrus Hills 28.1%
375 Micco 28.1%
374 Carrabelle 28.7%
373 Goulding 28.7%
372 Wabasso Beach 28.8%
371 Venice 30.6%
370 Daytona Beach Shores 30.9%
369 Homosassa 31.2%
368 Matlacha 32.7%
367 Inverness 33.1%
366 Punta Gorda 33.3%
365 Chokoloskee 33.3%
364 Ponce Inlet 33.4%
363 The Meadows 33.8%
362 Fort Myers Beach 33.9%
…
169 Panacea 59.2%
168 Sweetwater 59.2%
167 Largo 59.3%
166 Panama City 59.3%
165 Pahokee 59.4%
164 Cocoa 59.5%
163 Pompano Beach 59.7%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.