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Leisure & hospitality jobs in Hillsborough County

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 5 of 65 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Leisure & hospitality jobs, 2014 – 2025 number
+16% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Compared with Leisure & hospitality jobs · number
Hillsborough County 82,085
Florida 1.3M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

The series at a glance Hillsborough County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value 82,085 · 2025
First value 68,065 · 2014
Highest 82,085 · 2025
Lowest 62,627 · 2020
Average change +1.7% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2014 – 2025

YearHillsborough CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2025 82,085 +0.3% 1.3M 17M
2024 81,837 +1.3% 1.3M 17M
2023 80,802 +5.8% 1.3M 16M
2022 76,340 +9.6% 1.2M 16M
2021 69,646 +11% 1.1M 14M
2020 62,627 −21% 1M 13M
2019 79,685 +3.0% 1.3M 16M
2018 77,334 +4.3% 1.2M 16M
2017 74,143 +1.8% 1.2M 16M
2016 72,842 +2.7% 1.2M 16M
2015 70,917 +4.2% 1.1M 15M
2014 68,065 1.1M 15M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLeisure & hospitality jobs
22 Alachua County 15,756
54 Baker County 637
26 Bay County 14,652
50 Bradford County 881
10 Brevard County 30,049
3 Broward County 98,086
63 Calhoun County 221
29 Charlotte County 9,584
37 Citrus County 5,484
31 Clay County 8,546
9 Collier County 33,506
40 Columbia County 2,864
52 DeSoto County 778
62 Dixie County 248
7 Duval County 56,131
19 Escambia County 19,863
38 Flagler County 5,425
49 Franklin County 883
56 Gadsden County 607
59 Gilchrist County 378
65 Glades County 142
51 Gulf County 796
58 Hamilton County 414
47 Hardee County 1,023
46 Hendry County 1,039
33 Hernando County 7,082
39 Highlands County 3,793
5 Hillsborough County 82,085
60 Holmes County 308
32 Indian River County 8,441
44 Jackson County 1,209
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025

What it means

Jobs in hotels, restaurants, bars, attractions, arts and recreation — the tourism economy.

How it is calculated

Average private-sector employment in the leisure and hospitality industries.