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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 5, 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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
386 Manasota Key 11.5%
385 Indian River Shores 19.3%
384 South Bay 19.4%
383 Steinhatchee 20.8%
382 St Leo 21.2%
381 Sun City Center 21.9%
380 Longboat Key 23.6%
379 Hutchinson Island South 25.0%
378 Carrabelle 25.5%
377 Citrus Hills 25.5%
376 Zephyrhills West 25.6%
375 The Meadows 26.9%
374 Micco 27.7%
373 Wabasso Beach 27.7%
372 Goulding 28.4%
371 St James City 29.0%
370 Venice 30.5%
369 Homosassa 30.7%
368 Punta Gorda 30.9%
367 Fort Myers Beach 31.6%
366 Inverness 33.2%
365 South Pasadena 33.5%
364 Palm Beach 34.0%
363 Daytona Beach Shores 34.0%
362 Englewood 34.1%
…
174 Fellsmere 58.2%
173 Port St. Lucie 58.5%
172 Eastpoint 58.5%
171 Panama City 58.5%
170 Boca Raton 58.7%
169 Rockledge 58.7%
168 Clearwater 58.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

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.