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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 22.6%
66 Union County 31.8%
65 Glades County 35.7%
64 Hamilton County 36.5%
63 Taylor County 37.0%
62 Liberty County 39.3%
61 Dixie County 39.5%
60 Citrus County 40.0%
59 Charlotte County 41.3%
58 Madison County 41.8%
57 Calhoun County 41.9%
56 Highlands County 42.3%
55 Lafayette County 43.9%
54 Jackson County 43.9%
53 Franklin County 44.7%
52 Gulf County 45.1%
51 Washington County 45.8%
50 Bradford County 46.1%
49 Holmes County 46.8%
48 DeSoto County 47.2%
47 Marion County 47.3%
46 Jefferson County 47.5%
45 Indian River County 47.9%
44 Okeechobee County 48.6%
43 Sarasota County 48.6%
…
17 Palm Beach County 59.3%
16 Alachua County 59.6%
15 St. Johns County 59.7%
14 Escambia County 60.3%
13 Bay County 61.4%
12 Clay County 62.9%
11 Miami-Dade County 63.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

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.