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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLeisure & hospitality jobs
19 Alachua County 15,060
55 Baker County 569
24 Bay County 13,572
47 Bradford County 799
11 Brevard County 26,693
3 Broward County 93,526
61 Calhoun County 209
30 Charlotte County 7,557
36 Citrus County 4,614
31 Clay County 7,549
9 Collier County 27,880
40 Columbia County 3,001
50 DeSoto County 737
63 Dixie County 162
7 Duval County 56,092
18 Escambia County 18,100
37 Flagler County 4,193
48 Franklin County 749
49 Gadsden County 742
59 Gilchrist County 223
67 Glades County 40
56 Gulf County 495
62 Hamilton County 169
54 Hardee County 594
44 Hendry County 1,022
34 Hernando County 5,674
39 Highlands County 3,253
5 Hillsborough County 74,143
58 Holmes County 290
29 Indian River County 7,979
43 Jackson County 1,282
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2017

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.