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Leisure & hospitality share of jobs in Bay County
2014 – 2025 · 12 data points
11 of 65 · Regions of Florida
Updated Nov 8, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
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Overview
6 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
21.0%
+0.7 pp
since 2024
Regions of Florida · 2025
11 of 65
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−0.2 pp
vs Florida
+5.8 pp
Florida: 15.2% · 2025
Leisure & hospitality share of jobs, 2014 – 2025 percent · Bay County · Florida · United States
−0.2 pp since 2015
0%
10%
20%
30%
2014
2018
2020
2022
2025
Bay County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Compared with Leisure & hospitality share of jobs · percent
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
The series at a glance Bay County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value
21.0% · 2025
First value
21.5% · 2014
Highest
21.5% · 2014
Lowest
19.1% · 2020
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2014 – 2025
| Year | Bay County | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21.0% | +0.7 pp | 15.2% | 12.6% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | −0.0 pp | 15.1% | 12.6% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | −0.0 pp | 15.0% | 12.5% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +0.3 pp | 14.9% | 12.2% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +1.0 pp | 14.4% | 11.5% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | −0.8 pp | 13.6% | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | −1.2 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2018 | 21.1% | +0.1 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2017 | 21.0% | −0.3 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | +0.1 pp | 16.2% | 12.9% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | −0.3 pp | 16.2% | 12.8% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | 16.1% | 12.7% |
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.
| # | Territory | Leisure & hospitality share of jobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Union County | 5.6% | |
| 66 | Hamilton County | 6.2% | |
| 65 | Lafayette County | 6.3% | |
| 64 | Liberty County | 6.6% | |
| 63 | Glades County | 8.0% | |
| 62 | Gadsden County | 8.1% | |
| 61 | Hendry County | 9.5% | |
| 60 | Hardee County | 9.5% | |
| 59 | Jefferson County | 9.6% | |
| 58 | Taylor County | 9.6% | |
| 57 | Gilchrist County | 9.7% | |
| 56 | Suwannee County | 10.2% | |
| 55 | Calhoun County | 10.2% | |
| 54 | Dixie County | 10.6% | |
| 53 | DeSoto County | 10.8% | |
| 52 | Baker County | 11.5% | |
| 51 | Seminole County | 11.5% | |
| 50 | Madison County | 11.5% | |
| 49 | Putnam County | 11.9% | |
| 48 | Polk County | 12.4% | |
| 47 | Levy County | 12.4% | |
| 46 | Hillsborough County | 12.5% | |
| 45 | Duval County | 12.5% | |
| 44 | Highlands County | 13.0% | |
| 43 | Okeechobee County | 13.2% | |
| … | |||
| 13 | Wakulla County | 18.9% | |
| 12 | Lee County | 19.9% | |
| 11 | Flagler County | 20.6% | |
| 10 | Bay County | 21.2% | |
| 9 | Collier County | 21.5% | |
| 8 | Okaloosa County | 22.1% | |
| 7 | St. Johns County | 23.9% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015
What it means
How much of the private job market is tourism and hospitality.
How it is calculated
Leisure and hospitality jobs divided by all private-sector jobs.
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Statistics: Bay County