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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Jobs in Bay County

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 26 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 1, 2026
Economy & jobs · Bay County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 83,251 +0.7% since 2024
Regions of Florida · 2025 26 of 67 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +9.3% +1.1% a year on average
share of Florida 0.84% Florida: 9,914,411 · 2025
Jobs, 2014 – 2025 number
+9.3% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Compared with Jobs · number
Bay County 83,251
Florida 9.9M
United States 156M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

The series at a glance Bay County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value 83,251 · 2025
First value 74,006 · 2014
Highest 83,251 · 2025
Lowest 72,276 · 2020
Average change +1.1% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2014 – 2025

YearBay CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2025 83,251 +0.7% 9.9M 156M
2024 82,632 +2.7% 9.8M 155M
2023 80,465 +3.2% 9.7M 153M
2022 77,970 +2.6% 9.4M 150M
2021 75,961 +5.1% 8.9M 144M
2020 72,276 −3.2% 8.4M 139M
2019 74,682 −3.9% 8.9M 148M
2018 77,736 +0.5% 8.7M 146M
2017 77,385 −0.0% 8.5M 144M
2016 77,408 +1.6% 8.3M 142M
2015 76,180 +2.9% 8M 139M
2014 74,006 7.8M 137M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryJobs
17 Alachua County 129K
49 Baker County 7,593
26 Bay County 72,276
52 Bradford County 6,293
10 Brevard County 216K
3 Broward County 767K
62 Calhoun County 2,910
30 Charlotte County 47,355
35 Citrus County 31,211
28 Clay County 51,377
15 Collier County 144K
38 Columbia County 24,151
47 DeSoto County 9,288
63 Dixie County 2,752
6 Duval County 509K
16 Escambia County 135K
39 Flagler County 23,679
60 Franklin County 3,311
42 Gadsden County 15,666
57 Gilchrist County 3,640
65 Glades County 1,958
56 Gulf County 3,846
61 Hamilton County 2,914
50 Hardee County 6,776
44 Hendry County 11,732
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2020

What it means

The number of people working at local workplaces.

How it is calculated

Employment counted where people work (employers' records or regional accounts), annual average or year-end.