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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Labour force in Hillsborough County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 4 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 29, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+17% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Hillsborough County 809K
Florida 11M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Hillsborough County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 808,585 · 2025
First value 533,466 · 2000
Highest 808,585 · 2025
Lowest 533,466 · 2000
Average change +1.7% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearHillsborough CountyChange Florida
2025 808,585 +0.2% 11M
2024 806,792 +0.5% 11M
2023 802,986 +3.0% 11M
2022 779,451 +3.9% 11M
2021 750,431 +2.0% 10M
2020 735,720 +0.1% 10M
2019 734,957 +1.9% 10M
2018 721,501 +0.9% 10M
2017 715,216 +1.2% 10M
2016 706,830 +2.6% 9.8M
2015 688,624 +1.4% 9.6M
2014 678,788 +1.4% 9.5M
2013 669,266 +0.9% 9.4M
2012 663,144 +0.6% 9.3M
2011 659,274 +1.9% 9.3M
2010 647,089 +7.2% 9.2M
2009 603,800 −0.3% 9.2M
2008 605,745 +0.5% 9.3M
2007 602,526 +1.9% 9.3M
2006 591,367 +2.7% 9.1M
2005 575,884 +0.4% 8.8M
2004 573,738 +3.6% 8.5M
2003 553,916 +0.7% 8.3M
2002 550,156 +1.0% 8.2M
2001 544,604 +2.1% 8.1M
2000 533,466 7.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
23 Alachua County 134K
50 Baker County 11,569
27 Bay County 89,401
51 Bradford County 10,784
10 Brevard County 267K
2 Broward County 1M
61 Calhoun County 5,021
31 Charlotte County 65,502
33 Citrus County 50,703
25 Clay County 103K
17 Collier County 160K
40 Columbia County 26,976
49 DeSoto County 13,252
60 Dixie County 5,343
6 Duval County 485K
20 Escambia County 142K
34 Flagler County 46,092
63 Franklin County 4,361
46 Gadsden County 16,914
55 Gilchrist County 7,136
62 Glades County 4,403
59 Gulf County 5,649
65 Hamilton County 4,116
52 Hardee County 9,830
42 Hendry County 19,376
29 Hernando County 76,288
37 Highlands County 35,408
4 Hillsborough County 715K
54 Holmes County 7,485
32 Indian River County 61,468
43 Jackson County 17,643
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.