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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 4, 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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 23.9%
66 Union County 32.6%
65 Glades County 34.2%
64 Hamilton County 37.0%
63 Taylor County 39.5%
62 Citrus County 39.9%
61 Liberty County 40.9%
60 Dixie County 41.1%
59 Madison County 42.0%
58 Gulf County 42.0%
57 Calhoun County 42.1%
56 Charlotte County 42.5%
55 Jackson County 43.0%
54 Highlands County 43.2%
53 Washington County 44.8%
52 Franklin County 45.8%
51 DeSoto County 47.2%
50 Putnam County 47.2%
49 Lafayette County 47.2%
48 Marion County 47.7%
47 Holmes County 47.8%
46 Okeechobee County 48.4%
45 Bradford County 48.5%
44 Suwannee County 49.2%
43 Gadsden County 49.3%
…
9 Monroe County 64.6%
8 Osceola County 64.7%
7 Okaloosa County 64.8%
6 Hillsborough County 65.4%
5 Leon County 65.8%
4 Duval County 65.9%
3 Broward County 66.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

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.