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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Bay County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 10 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 30, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Bay County · Florida · United States · World
+1.0 pp since 2014
Bay 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
Bay County
63.6%
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 Bay County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 63.6% · 2024
First value 63.4% · 2013
Highest 63.6% · 2024
Lowest 60.7% · 2018
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearBay CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 63.6% +0.7 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 62.9% +1.0 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 61.9% +0.7 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 61.2% −0.2 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 61.4% +0.0 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 61.3% +0.7 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 60.7% −0.2 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 60.9% −0.5 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 61.5% −0.6 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 62.0% −0.5 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 62.5% −0.9 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 63.4% 60.1% — 62.0%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
17 Alachua County 59.3%
30 Baker County 52.9%
12 Bay County 62.0%
47 Bradford County 46.9%
22 Brevard County 56.0%
3 Broward County 66.6%
55 Calhoun County 44.7%
59 Charlotte County 43.4%
62 Citrus County 41.2%
9 Clay County 63.5%
28 Collier County 53.6%
26 Columbia County 54.2%
44 DeSoto County 47.7%
63 Dixie County 39.4%
4 Duval County 65.8%
13 Escambia County 61.8%
43 Flagler County 48.2%
42 Franklin County 48.4%
36 Gadsden County 50.9%
39 Gilchrist County 50.0%
65 Glades County 38.2%
51 Gulf County 45.7%
64 Hamilton County 39.3%
35 Hardee County 50.9%
19 Hendry County 58.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2015

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.