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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 23.4%
66 Union County 33.0%
65 Hamilton County 37.3%
64 Dixie County 37.5%
63 Liberty County 38.6%
62 Taylor County 39.3%
61 Glades County 40.3%
60 Lafayette County 40.7%
59 Citrus County 40.9%
58 Charlotte County 42.1%
57 Madison County 42.4%
56 Highlands County 42.7%
55 Jefferson County 44.1%
54 Calhoun County 44.1%
53 Jackson County 44.9%
52 Bradford County 45.0%
51 Holmes County 45.3%
50 Gulf County 45.3%
49 DeSoto County 46.0%
48 Marion County 46.1%
47 Hernando County 46.9%
46 Franklin County 47.0%
45 Flagler County 47.4%
44 Okeechobee County 47.5%
43 Putnam County 47.8%
…
16 St. Johns County 59.7%
15 Palm Beach County 59.9%
14 Hendry County 60.0%
13 Bay County 60.9%
12 Escambia County 61.1%
11 Osceola County 61.8%
10 Miami-Dade County 62.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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.