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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Sarasota

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 250 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 2, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Sarasota · Sarasota County · Florida · United States · World
−4.6 pp since 2014
Sarasota Sarasota 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
Sarasota
53.5%
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 Sarasota · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 53.5% · 2024
First value 58.2% · 2013
Highest 58.2% · 2013
Lowest 53.1% · 2022
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSarasotaChange Sarasota CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 53.5% +0.1 pp 48.9% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 53.3% +0.2 pp 48.8% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 53.1% −0.6 pp 49.0% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 53.7% +0.1 pp 49.5% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 53.6% −0.9 pp 48.6% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 54.5% −0.2 pp 48.5% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 54.7% −0.3 pp 48.5% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 54.9% −1.9 pp 48.2% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 56.8% −1.4 pp 48.9% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 58.2% +0.0 pp 49.7% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 58.1% −0.1 pp 50.3% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 58.2% 51.0% 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%
…
235 Kenneth City 54.5%
234 Indialantic 54.5%
233 West Melbourne 54.7%
232 Sarasota 54.7%
231 South Daytona 54.8%
230 Monticello 54.9%
229 DeBary 54.9%
…

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.