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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Miami-Dade County 1.3M
2 Broward County 999K
3 Orange County 716K
4 Hillsborough County 707K
5 Palm Beach County 703K
6 Duval County 476K
7 Pinellas County 461K
8 Lee County 321K
9 Polk County 294K
10 Brevard County 261K
11 Seminole County 247K
12 Volusia County 240K
13 Pasco County 231K
14 Osceola County 175K
15 Sarasota County 174K
16 Manatee County 167K
17 Collier County 158K
18 Lake County 152K
19 Leon County 151K
20 Escambia County 141K
21 St. Lucie County 137K
22 Marion County 136K
23 Alachua County 132K
24 St. Johns County 112K
25 Clay County 100K
26 Okaloosa County 92,806
27 Bay County 89,600
28 Hernando County 75,176
29 Santa Rosa County 75,043
30 Martin County 68,549
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.