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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Sarasota

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 48 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
Economy & jobs · Sarasota Sarasota County Florida

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

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Overview 8 figures People 24 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 26,625 +1.3% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 48 of 83 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 −0.4% +0.1% a year on average
share of Sarasota County 13.2% Sarasota County: 201,040 · 2025
Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
−0.4% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Sarasota 26,625
Sarasota County 201K
Florida 11M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Sarasota · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 26,625 · 2025
First value 25,919 · 2000
Highest 29,305 · 2004
Lowest 24,310 · 2009
Average change +0.1% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearSarasotaChange Sarasota CountyFlorida
2025 26,625 +1.3% 201K 11M
2024 26,275 −0.5% 198K 11M
2023 26,403 +2.8% 196K 11M
2022 25,674 +2.0% 189K 11M
2021 25,171 +1.6% 183K 10M
2020 24,765 −1.5% 177K 10M
2019 25,140 +0.2% 180K 10M
2018 25,101 +0.7% 179K 10M
2017 24,915 +1.1% 176K 10M
2016 24,646 −7.8% 174K 9.8M
2015 26,722 +1.7% 178K 9.6M
2014 26,271 +2.2% 174K 9.5M
2013 25,716 +1.7% 170K 9.4M
2012 25,277 +0.2% 167K 9.3M
2011 25,223 −0.6% 166K 9.3M
2010 25,382 +4.4% 168K 9.2M
2009 24,310 −3.4% 164K 9.2M
2008 25,162 −3.1% 169K 9.3M
2007 25,954 −2.1% 174K 9.3M
2006 26,506 −0.3% 175K 9.1M
2005 26,599 −9.2% 171K 8.8M
2004 29,305 +4.3% 169K 8.5M
2003 28,085 +1.7% 162K 8.3M
2002 27,614 +4.8% 159K 8.2M
2001 26,350 +1.7% 152K 8.1M
2000 25,919 150K 7.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
1 Jacksonville 493K
2 Miami 263K
3 Tampa 217K
4 St. Petersburg 149K
5 Hialeah 119K
6 Port St. Lucie 119K
7 Cape Coral 110K
8 Fort Lauderdale 103K
9 Pembroke Pines 93,220
10 Hollywood 86,585
11 Miramar 81,786
12 Coral Springs 74,749
13 West Palm Beach 67,710
14 Palm Bay 66,937
15 Davie 61,509
16 Pompano Beach 59,209
17 Clearwater 59,002
18 Plantation 55,870
19 Sunrise 53,999
20 Miami Gardens 52,907
21 Boca Raton 49,758
22 Deltona 47,946
23 Miami Beach 46,864
24 Boynton Beach 45,150
25 Palm Coast 44,855
…
45 Pinellas Park 27,845
46 Oakland Park 27,324
47 North Lauderdale 27,151
48 Sarasota 26,625
49 Pensacola 26,213
50 Bradenton 24,911
51 Cutler Bay 24,019
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.