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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Escambia County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 13 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 3, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Escambia County · Florida · United States · World
−0.6 pp since 2014
Escambia 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
Escambia County
61.3%
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 Escambia County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 61.3% · 2024
First value 62.0% · 2013
Highest 62.0% · 2013
Lowest 60.3% · 2020
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearEscambia CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 61.3% −0.2 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 61.5% +0.7 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 60.8% −0.3 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 61.2% +0.8 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 60.3% −0.4 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 60.8% +0.3 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 60.4% −0.7 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 61.1% +0.1 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 61.0% −0.8 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 61.8% −0.1 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 61.9% −0.1 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 62.0% 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
67 Sumter County 23.8%
66 Union County 34.9%
65 Glades County 37.0%
64 Hamilton County 37.7%
63 Dixie County 39.3%
62 Citrus County 40.9%
61 Taylor County 41.1%
60 Lafayette County 41.5%
59 Charlotte County 42.5%
58 Highlands County 43.2%
57 Calhoun County 43.5%
56 Jefferson County 43.9%
55 Liberty County 44.0%
54 Jackson County 44.6%
53 Gulf County 45.2%
52 Madison County 45.2%
51 Bradford County 46.3%
50 Hernando County 46.4%
49 Holmes County 46.4%
48 Marion County 46.5%
47 Flagler County 47.2%
46 DeSoto County 47.5%
45 Washington County 47.5%
44 Franklin County 47.7%
43 Okeechobee County 47.8%
…
16 Santa Rosa County 59.2%
15 Palm Beach County 60.0%
14 St. Johns County 60.4%
13 Escambia County 61.0%
12 Bay County 61.5%
11 Osceola County 61.8%
10 Miami-Dade County 62.0%
…

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.