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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Manatee County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 28 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 28, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Manatee County · Florida · United States · World
−0.2 pp since 2014
Manatee 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
Manatee County
54.9%
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 Manatee County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 54.9% · 2024
First value 55.7% · 2013
Highest 55.7% · 2013
Lowest 53.2% · 2020
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearManatee CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 54.9% +0.5 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 54.4% +0.3 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 54.2% +0.0 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 54.1% +1.0 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 53.2% −0.7 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 53.8% +0.3 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 53.6% +0.1 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 53.4% −0.3 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 53.8% −0.4 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 54.2% −0.8 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 55.0% −0.7 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 55.7% 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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 23.8%
66 Union County 34.9%
65 Glades County 37.0%
64 Hamilton County 37.7%
63 Dixie County 39.3%
62 Citrus County 40.9%
61 Taylor County 41.1%
60 Lafayette County 41.5%
59 Charlotte County 42.5%
58 Highlands County 43.2%
57 Calhoun County 43.5%
56 Jefferson County 43.9%
55 Liberty County 44.0%
54 Jackson County 44.6%
53 Gulf County 45.2%
52 Madison County 45.2%
51 Bradford County 46.3%
50 Hernando County 46.4%
49 Holmes County 46.4%
48 Marion County 46.5%
47 Flagler County 47.2%
46 DeSoto County 47.5%
45 Washington County 47.5%
44 Franklin County 47.7%
43 Okeechobee County 47.8%
…
29 Lee County 52.8%
28 Pasco County 52.8%
27 Collier County 53.1%
26 Manatee County 53.8%
25 St. Lucie County 54.2%
24 Polk County 54.9%
23 Brevard County 55.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.