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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 Nov 2, 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 24.5%
66 Union County 35.3%
65 Glades County 35.7%
64 Hamilton County 36.6%
63 Citrus County 39.4%
62 Taylor County 40.1%
61 Dixie County 40.6%
60 Calhoun County 41.4%
59 Charlotte County 42.4%
58 Gulf County 42.4%
57 Liberty County 42.4%
56 Madison County 42.4%
55 Jackson County 42.5%
54 Highlands County 43.5%
53 Washington County 44.4%
52 Franklin County 44.6%
51 Lafayette County 47.1%
50 DeSoto County 47.7%
49 Putnam County 47.7%
48 Marion County 47.9%
47 Indian River County 48.5%
46 Sarasota County 49.0%
45 Gadsden County 49.2%
44 Holmes County 49.3%
43 Bradford County 49.5%
…
16 Alachua County 59.7%
15 St. Johns County 60.5%
14 Escambia County 60.8%
13 Bay County 61.9%
12 Hendry County 62.3%
11 Clay County 63.0%
10 Monroe County 63.6%
…

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.