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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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
16 Alachua County 59.7%
27 Baker County 55.5%
13 Bay County 61.9%
43 Bradford County 49.5%
24 Brevard County 56.2%
3 Broward County 66.1%
60 Calhoun County 41.4%
59 Charlotte County 42.4%
63 Citrus County 39.4%
11 Clay County 63.0%
35 Collier County 52.1%
32 Columbia County 52.8%
50 DeSoto County 47.7%
61 Dixie County 40.6%
4 Duval County 65.6%
14 Escambia County 60.8%
42 Flagler County 50.0%
52 Franklin County 44.6%
45 Gadsden County 49.2%
33 Gilchrist County 52.3%
65 Glades County 35.7%
58 Gulf County 42.4%
64 Hamilton County 36.6%
41 Hardee County 50.0%
12 Hendry County 62.3%
…
44 Holmes County 49.3%
47 Indian River County 48.5%
55 Jackson County 42.5%
34 Jefferson County 52.2%
51 Lafayette County 47.1%
30 Lake County 53.7%
31 Lee County 53.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.