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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
16 Alachua County 59.7%
27 Baker County 55.5%
13 Bay County 61.9%
43 Bradford County 49.5%
24 Brevard County 56.2%
3 Broward County 66.1%
60 Calhoun County 41.4%
59 Charlotte County 42.4%
63 Citrus County 39.4%
11 Clay County 63.0%
35 Collier County 52.1%
32 Columbia County 52.8%
50 DeSoto County 47.7%
61 Dixie County 40.6%
4 Duval County 65.6%
14 Escambia County 60.8%
42 Flagler County 50.0%
52 Franklin County 44.6%
45 Gadsden County 49.2%
33 Gilchrist County 52.3%
65 Glades County 35.7%
58 Gulf County 42.4%
64 Hamilton County 36.6%
41 Hardee County 50.0%
12 Hendry County 62.3%
…

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.