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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 3, 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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
16 Alachua County 59.6%
32 Baker County 51.7%
13 Bay County 61.4%
50 Bradford County 46.1%
23 Brevard County 55.4%
4 Broward County 65.7%
57 Calhoun County 41.9%
59 Charlotte County 41.3%
60 Citrus County 40.0%
12 Clay County 62.9%
31 Collier County 51.9%
34 Columbia County 51.3%
48 DeSoto County 47.2%
61 Dixie County 39.5%
3 Duval County 66.0%
14 Escambia County 60.3%
40 Flagler County 49.3%
53 Franklin County 44.7%
37 Gadsden County 49.7%
36 Gilchrist County 50.1%
65 Glades County 35.7%
52 Gulf County 45.1%
64 Hamilton County 36.5%
35 Hardee County 51.2%
10 Hendry County 63.7%
…
49 Holmes County 46.8%
45 Indian River County 47.9%
54 Jackson County 43.9%
46 Jefferson County 47.5%
55 Lafayette County 43.9%
27 Lake County 53.5%
29 Lee County 53.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

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.