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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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 23.6%
66 Union County 32.2%
65 Hamilton County 36.1%
64 Dixie County 36.6%
63 Glades County 37.1%
62 Taylor County 37.7%
61 Liberty County 38.2%
60 Lafayette County 39.9%
59 Citrus County 40.2%
58 Charlotte County 41.7%
57 Madison County 42.5%
56 Highlands County 42.6%
55 Calhoun County 44.2%
54 Jackson County 44.3%
53 Gulf County 44.6%
52 Bradford County 44.8%
51 Franklin County 45.0%
50 Jefferson County 45.8%
49 Holmes County 46.1%
48 Washington County 46.2%
47 Marion County 46.4%
46 DeSoto County 46.6%
45 Hernando County 46.8%
44 Flagler County 47.5%
43 Putnam County 47.5%
…
15 Hendry County 59.8%
14 St. Johns County 60.0%
13 Escambia County 60.4%
12 Bay County 60.7%
11 Miami-Dade County 62.5%
10 Clay County 62.5%
9 Osceola County 62.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

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.