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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in St. Petersburg

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 100 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · St. Petersburg · Pinellas County · Florida · United States · World
+0.1 pp since 2014
St. Petersburg Pinellas 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
St. Petersburg
64.6%
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 St. Petersburg · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 64.6% · 2024
First value 64.7% · 2013
Highest 64.8% · 2021
Lowest 62.9% · 2018
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSt. PetersburgChange Pinellas CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 64.6% −0.0 pp 58.8% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 64.6% −0.0 pp 58.9% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 64.7% −0.2 pp 58.7% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 64.8% +0.7 pp 59.0% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 64.1% +0.4 pp 58.4% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 63.7% +0.7 pp 58.2% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 62.9% −0.2 pp 58.0% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 63.1% −0.1 pp 58.1% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 63.3% −0.5 pp 58.2% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 63.7% −0.7 pp 58.6% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 64.5% −0.2 pp 59.0% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 64.7% 59.3% 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
291 Alva 49.1%
387 Anna Maria 23.8%
280 Apalachicola 51.0%
101 Apollo Beach 64.2%
163 Atlantic Beach 60.9%
276 Atlantis 51.5%
264 Ave Maria 52.6%
232 Aventura 55.2%
94 Bagdad 64.9%
277 Bal Harbour 51.3%
176 Baldwin 59.5%
14 Bay Harbor Islands 72.6%
288 Bay Pines 49.8%
321 Bayonet Point 45.6%
237 Bayshore Gardens 54.5%
100 Bell 64.5%
157 Belle Glade 61.5%
268 Belleair 52.4%
298 Belleair Beach 48.0%
230 Belleair Bluffs 55.3%
149 Bellview 61.8%
307 Beverly Hills 47.3%
202 Big Pine Key 57.2%
134 Biscayne Park 62.5%
97 Bloomingdale 64.7%
…
330 St Leo 42.8%
290 St Pete Beach 49.2%
231 St. Augustine 55.3%
98 St. Petersburg 64.7%
341 Steinhatchee 39.7%
21 Stock Island 70.5%
206 Stuart 57.0%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.