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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 3, 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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
199 Alva 57.5%
370 Anna Maria 31.7%
270 Apalachicola 51.6%
84 Apollo Beach 65.3%
115 Atlantic Beach 63.7%
291 Atlantis 49.9%
311 Ave Maria 47.2%
221 Aventura 55.4%
173 Bagdad 59.0%
326 Bal Harbour 44.7%
104 Baldwin 64.2%
7 Bay Harbor Islands 75.0%
312 Bay Pines 46.9%
308 Bayonet Point 47.9%
251 Bayshore Gardens 53.5%
194 Bell 57.7%
250 Belle Glade 53.6%
274 Belleair 51.4%
320 Belleair Beach 45.6%
265 Belleair Bluffs 52.1%
162 Bellview 59.8%
316 Beverly Hills 46.0%
179 Big Pine Key 58.7%
13 Biscayne Park 71.3%
97 Bloomingdale 64.6%
…
140 Safety Harbor 62.0%
131 San Antonio 62.8%
358 Sanibel 36.3%
248 Sarasota 53.6%
118 Satellite Beach 63.2%
235 Sawgrass 54.3%
324 Sea Ranch Lakes 44.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

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.