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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in St. Petersburg

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 4 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+11% since 2015

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

Compared with Labour force · people
St. Petersburg 149K
Florida 11M

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

The series at a glance St. Petersburg · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 148,569 · 2025
First value 132,310 · 2000
Highest 150,601 · 2023
Lowest 123,071 · 2009
Average change +0.5% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearSt. PetersburgChange Pinellas CountyFlorida
2025 148,569 −1.2% 495K 11M
2024 150,378 −0.1% 501K 11M
2023 150,601 +2.0% 507K 11M
2022 147,682 +3.5% 500K 11M
2021 142,727 +1.7% 485K 10M
2020 140,302 +0.6% 475K 10M
2019 139,412 +1.3% 480K 10M
2018 137,645 +1.7% 475K 10M
2017 135,405 +2.0% 468K 10M
2016 132,714 −1.2% 461K 9.8M
2015 134,278 +0.5% 470K 9.6M
2014 133,672 +0.9% 469K 9.5M
2013 132,512 +1.1% 467K 9.4M
2012 131,115 +0.2% 463K 9.3M
2011 130,804 −0.6% 462K 9.3M
2010 131,545 +6.9% 466K 9.2M
2009 123,071 −1.8% 446K 9.2M
2008 125,318 −0.5% 453K 9.3M
2007 125,954 −0.3% 456K 9.3M
2006 126,285 −0.0% 458K 9.1M
2005 126,329 −3.4% 458K 8.8M
2004 130,806 +0.9% 469K 8.5M
2003 129,614 −1.3% 464K 8.3M
2002 131,334 −1.0% 470K 8.2M
2001 132,708 +0.3% 476K 8.1M
2000 132,310 475K 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.

#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
…

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.