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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 4, 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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
167 Alva 59.8%
356 Anna Maria 34.9%
222 Apalachicola 55.5%
67 Apollo Beach 66.0%
80 Atlantic Beach 65.4%
319 Atlantis 44.1%
204 Aventura 56.2%
109 Bagdad 63.9%
313 Bal Harbour 45.6%
44 Baldwin 67.8%
16 Bay Harbor Islands 70.4%
243 Bay Pines 53.4%
301 Bayonet Point 48.0%
201 Bayshore Gardens 56.5%
220 Bell 55.6%
223 Belle Glade 55.4%
275 Belleair 50.5%
332 Belleair Beach 42.0%
258 Belleair Bluffs 52.2%
121 Bellview 63.4%
303 Beverly Hills 47.5%
207 Big Pine Key 56.1%
4 Biscayne Park 75.1%
120 Bloomingdale 63.5%
187 Boca Raton 58.1%
…
123 Safety Harbor 63.1%
46 San Antonio 67.6%
350 Sanibel 37.3%
229 Sarasota 54.5%
186 Satellite Beach 58.1%
245 Sawgrass 53.2%
302 Sea Ranch Lakes 47.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019

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.