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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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
295 Alva 48.7%
383 Anna Maria 26.4%
189 Apalachicola 58.9%
95 Apollo Beach 65.0%
177 Atlantic Beach 59.8%
277 Atlantis 51.0%
310 Ave Maria 47.2%
222 Aventura 56.3%
199 Bagdad 58.1%
253 Bal Harbour 53.7%
193 Baldwin 58.7%
13 Bay Harbor Islands 72.0%
302 Bay Pines 48.3%
317 Bayonet Point 45.3%
220 Bayshore Gardens 56.4%
46 Bell 67.9%
124 Belle Glade 63.4%
268 Belleair 51.6%
289 Belleair Beach 49.7%
224 Belleair Bluffs 56.0%
126 Bellview 63.3%
308 Beverly Hills 47.4%
226 Big Pine Key 56.0%
45 Biscayne Park 68.0%
138 Bloomingdale 62.9%
…
142 Safety Harbor 62.4%
188 San Antonio 59.0%
357 Sanibel 34.0%
258 Sarasota 53.3%
108 Satellite Beach 64.1%
284 Sawgrass 49.9%
174 Sea Ranch Lakes 60.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.