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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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
17 Alachua County 59.7%
32 Baker County 52.3%
12 Bay County 60.7%
52 Bradford County 44.8%
24 Brevard County 54.4%
2 Broward County 65.8%
55 Calhoun County 44.2%
58 Charlotte County 41.7%
59 Citrus County 40.2%
10 Clay County 62.5%
28 Collier County 52.8%
34 Columbia County 51.5%
46 DeSoto County 46.6%
64 Dixie County 36.6%
4 Duval County 65.7%
13 Escambia County 60.4%
44 Flagler County 47.5%
51 Franklin County 45.0%
40 Gadsden County 48.4%
37 Gilchrist County 49.5%
63 Glades County 37.1%
53 Gulf County 44.6%
65 Hamilton County 36.1%
35 Hardee County 51.5%
15 Hendry County 59.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

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.