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Labour force in Bay County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 27 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+6.9% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Bay County 93,493
Florida 11M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Bay County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 93,493 · 2025
First value 72,629 · 2000
Highest 93,493 · 2025
Lowest 72,629 · 2000
Average change +1.0% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearBay CountyChange Florida
2025 93,493 +0.8% 11M
2024 92,789 +2.0% 11M
2023 90,956 +3.1% 11M
2022 88,220 +2.4% 11M
2021 86,137 +4.1% 10M
2020 82,743 −2.6% 10M
2019 84,990 −4.8% 10M
2018 89,295 −0.1% 10M
2017 89,401 −0.2% 10M
2016 89,600 +2.5% 9.8M
2015 87,452 +0.5% 9.6M
2014 87,057 +1.3% 9.5M
2013 85,924 −0.1% 9.4M
2012 86,037 −1.1% 9.3M
2011 86,965 +0.8% 9.3M
2010 86,284 −4.0% 9.2M
2009 89,852 +0.3% 9.2M
2008 89,606 +2.0% 9.3M
2007 87,823 +1.4% 9.3M
2006 86,600 +4.1% 9.1M
2005 83,219 +4.8% 8.8M
2004 79,435 +3.8% 8.5M
2003 76,496 +2.4% 8.3M
2002 74,732 +1.9% 8.2M
2001 73,334 +1.0% 8.1M
2000 72,629 7.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Miami-Dade County 1.3M
2 Broward County 981K
3 Palm Beach County 681K
4 Hillsborough County 679K
5 Orange County 673K
6 Pinellas County 469K
7 Duval County 457K
8 Lee County 309K
9 Polk County 277K
10 Brevard County 257K
11 Volusia County 237K
12 Seminole County 235K
13 Pasco County 212K
14 Sarasota County 174K
15 Manatee County 160K
16 Collier County 159K
17 Osceola County 152K
18 Leon County 149K
19 Escambia County 139K
20 Lake County 138K
21 Marion County 131K
22 St. Lucie County 130K
23 Alachua County 129K
24 St. Johns County 110K
25 Clay County 97,225
26 Okaloosa County 91,491
27 Bay County 87,057
28 Santa Rosa County 72,677
29 Martin County 68,282
30 Charlotte County 66,517
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2014

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.