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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Jefferson County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 33 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 2, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Jefferson County · Florida · United States · World
+4.8 pp since 2014
Jefferson 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
Jefferson County
53.4%
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 Jefferson County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 53.4% · 2024
First value 50.1% · 2013
Highest 53.4% · 2024
Lowest 43.9% · 2016
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearJefferson CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 53.4% +0.3 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 53.2% +0.9 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 52.2% +1.0 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 51.3% +3.8 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 47.5% +2.1 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 45.4% −0.4 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 45.8% +1.8 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 44.1% +0.1 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 43.9% −1.3 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 45.3% −3.4 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 48.6% −1.4 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 50.1% 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

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
17 Alachua County 59.5%
31 Baker County 54.1%
10 Bay County 63.4%
52 Bradford County 48.4%
22 Brevard County 57.3%
2 Broward County 67.2%
65 Calhoun County 41.1%
59 Charlotte County 44.1%
63 Citrus County 42.8%
8 Clay County 65.2%
33 Collier County 53.9%
26 Columbia County 55.8%
48 DeSoto County 48.9%
62 Dixie County 42.9%
4 Duval County 66.6%
14 Escambia County 62.0%
50 Flagler County 48.6%
53 Franklin County 48.3%
35 Gadsden County 53.7%
44 Gilchrist County 49.6%
64 Glades County 41.9%
56 Gulf County 46.6%
61 Hamilton County 43.3%
32 Hardee County 54.1%
19 Hendry County 59.2%
…
60 Holmes County 44.1%
38 Indian River County 52.5%
57 Jackson County 45.3%
42 Jefferson County 50.1%
34 Lafayette County 53.9%
30 Lake County 54.2%
28 Lee County 54.5%
…

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

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.