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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

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
17 Alachua County 59.3%
32 Baker County 53.2%
11 Bay County 62.5%
53 Bradford County 46.9%
22 Brevard County 56.6%
2 Broward County 66.9%
61 Calhoun County 43.1%
58 Charlotte County 43.7%
63 Citrus County 42.0%
8 Clay County 64.1%
28 Collier County 53.6%
27 Columbia County 54.4%
43 DeSoto County 48.7%
62 Dixie County 42.5%
5 Duval County 65.9%
14 Escambia County 61.9%
51 Flagler County 47.3%
48 Franklin County 48.0%
37 Gadsden County 51.5%
40 Gilchrist County 50.2%
64 Glades County 41.2%
52 Gulf County 47.0%
65 Hamilton County 40.9%
36 Hardee County 51.5%
21 Hendry County 57.2%
…
57 Holmes County 44.5%
35 Indian River County 51.6%
56 Jackson County 44.7%
44 Jefferson County 48.6%
45 Lafayette County 48.6%
29 Lake County 53.6%
30 Lee County 53.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

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.