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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Brevard County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 25 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Brevard County · Florida · United States · World
+0.1 pp since 2014
Brevard 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
Brevard County
56.7%
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 Brevard County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 56.7% · 2024
First value 57.3% · 2013
Highest 57.3% · 2013
Lowest 54.4% · 2018
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearBrevard CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 56.7% −0.0 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 56.7% +0.6 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 56.2% +0.4 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 55.8% +0.4 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 55.4% +0.9 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 54.5% +0.1 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 54.4% −0.3 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 54.7% −0.6 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 55.2% −0.8 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 56.0% −0.6 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 56.6% −0.7 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 57.3% 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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
1 Orange County 67.4%
2 Leon County 66.2%
3 Broward County 66.2%
4 Seminole County 65.6%
5 Duval County 65.6%
6 Hillsborough County 65.3%
7 Okaloosa County 64.1%
8 Monroe County 63.9%
9 Clay County 63.4%
10 Miami-Dade County 62.0%
11 Osceola County 61.8%
12 Bay County 61.5%
13 Escambia County 61.0%
14 St. Johns County 60.4%
15 Palm Beach County 60.0%
16 Santa Rosa County 59.2%
17 Hendry County 59.0%
18 Alachua County 58.7%
19 Pinellas County 58.2%
20 Walton County 57.0%
21 Nassau County 57.0%
22 Wakulla County 56.6%
23 Brevard County 55.2%
24 Polk County 54.9%
25 St. Lucie County 54.2%
26 Manatee County 53.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.