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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Hillsborough County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 5 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 5, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Hillsborough County · Florida · United States · World
+0.3 pp since 2014
Hillsborough 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
Hillsborough County
65.7%
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 Hillsborough County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 65.7% · 2024
First value 66.1% · 2013
Highest 66.1% · 2013
Lowest 64.9% · 2018
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearHillsborough CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 65.7% +0.2 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 65.5% +0.2 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 65.3% −0.0 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 65.4% +0.2 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 65.1% +0.0 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 65.1% +0.2 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 64.9% −0.2 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 65.1% −0.2 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 65.3% +0.1 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 65.2% −0.3 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 65.5% −0.6 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 66.1% 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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
17 Alachua County 59.2%
31 Baker County 52.2%
13 Bay County 60.9%
52 Bradford County 45.0%
24 Brevard County 54.7%
3 Broward County 65.8%
54 Calhoun County 44.1%
58 Charlotte County 42.1%
59 Citrus County 40.9%
9 Clay County 63.3%
28 Collier County 53.1%
35 Columbia County 51.8%
49 DeSoto County 46.0%
64 Dixie County 37.5%
4 Duval County 65.7%
12 Escambia County 61.1%
45 Flagler County 47.4%
46 Franklin County 47.0%
41 Gadsden County 48.6%
39 Gilchrist County 48.9%
61 Glades County 40.3%
50 Gulf County 45.3%
65 Hamilton County 37.3%
33 Hardee County 52.1%
14 Hendry County 60.0%
47 Hernando County 46.9%
56 Highlands County 42.7%
5 Hillsborough County 65.1%
51 Holmes County 45.3%
40 Indian River County 48.7%
53 Jackson County 44.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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.