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Leisure & hospitality jobs in Manatee County

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 16 of 65 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Leisure & hospitality jobs, 2014 – 2025 number
+13% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Compared with Leisure & hospitality jobs · number
Manatee County 21,064
Florida 1.3M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

The series at a glance Manatee County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value 21,064 · 2025
First value 16,343 · 2014
Highest 21,064 · 2025
Lowest 16,343 · 2014
Average change +2.3% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2014 – 2025

YearManatee CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2025 21,064 +2.5% 1.3M 17M
2024 20,548 −1.1% 1.3M 17M
2023 20,777 +7.8% 1.3M 16M
2022 19,270 +5.8% 1.2M 16M
2021 18,215 +7.8% 1.1M 14M
2020 16,899 −17% 1M 13M
2019 20,317 +5.3% 1.3M 16M
2018 19,297 −1.3% 1.2M 16M
2017 19,558 +3.8% 1.2M 16M
2016 18,846 +1.5% 1.2M 16M
2015 18,575 +14% 1.1M 15M
2014 16,343 1.1M 15M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLeisure & hospitality jobs
67 Lafayette County 52
66 Glades County 61
65 Liberty County 62
64 Union County 65
63 Hamilton County 144
62 Dixie County 170
61 Jefferson County 176
60 Gilchrist County 202
59 Calhoun County 207
58 Holmes County 299
57 Madison County 322
56 Gulf County 455
55 Baker County 532
54 Taylor County 538
53 Hardee County 558
52 Washington County 629
51 DeSoto County 693
50 Franklin County 701
49 Gadsden County 704
48 Wakulla County 717
47 Bradford County 797
46 Levy County 866
45 Suwannee County 878
44 Hendry County 974
43 Jackson County 1,266
…
18 Escambia County 16,976
17 Leon County 17,931
16 Osceola County 18,288
15 Manatee County 18,846
14 Seminole County 19,588
13 Polk County 22,969
12 Sarasota County 23,492
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2016

What it means

Jobs in hotels, restaurants, bars, attractions, arts and recreation — the tourism economy.

How it is calculated

Average private-sector employment in the leisure and hospitality industries.