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Leisure & hospitality jobs in Bay County

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 26 of 65 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Leisure & hospitality jobs, 2014 – 2025 number
+8.7% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Compared with Leisure & hospitality jobs · number
Bay County 14,652
Florida 1.3M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

The series at a glance Bay County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value 14,652 · 2025
First value 13,335 · 2014
Highest 14,652 · 2025
Lowest 11,479 · 2020
Average change +0.9% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2014 – 2025

YearBay CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2025 14,652 +4.4% 1.3M 17M
2024 14,032 +2.5% 1.3M 17M
2023 13,691 +3.0% 1.3M 16M
2022 13,289 +4.2% 1.2M 16M
2021 12,751 +11% 1.1M 14M
2020 11,479 −7.7% 1M 13M
2019 12,440 −9.3% 1.3M 16M
2018 13,715 +1.1% 1.2M 16M
2017 13,572 −1.5% 1.2M 16M
2016 13,776 +2.2% 1.2M 16M
2015 13,480 +1.1% 1.1M 15M
2014 13,335 1.1M 15M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLeisure & hospitality jobs
67 Lafayette County 53
66 Liberty County 71
65 Glades County 77
64 Union County 80
63 Hamilton County 124
62 Jefferson County 168
61 Dixie County 168
60 Calhoun County 195
59 Gilchrist County 210
58 Holmes County 248
57 Madison County 337
56 Gulf County 398
55 Taylor County 491
54 Baker County 517
53 Washington County 527
52 Hardee County 548
51 Wakulla County 670
50 Gadsden County 670
49 DeSoto County 674
48 Franklin County 728
47 Bradford County 770
46 Levy County 826
45 Hendry County 874
44 Suwannee County 891
43 Okeechobee County 1,172
…
27 Martin County 9,205
26 Marion County 11,726
25 Lake County 12,205
24 Bay County 13,480
23 St. Johns County 13,684
22 Pasco County 13,973
21 Okaloosa County 14,072
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015

What it means

Jobs in hotels, restaurants, bars, attractions, arts and recreation — the tourism economy.

How it is calculated

Average private-sector employment in the leisure and hospitality industries.