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Tourism Statistics · Area

Leisure & hospitality jobs in Manatee County

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 16 of 65 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026
Tourism · Manatee County Florida United States

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

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Overview 6 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 21,064 +2.5% since 2024
Regions of Florida · 2025 16 of 65 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +13% +2.3% a year on average
share of Florida 1.58% Florida: 1,335,780 · 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
United States 17M

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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLeisure & hospitality jobs
23 Alachua County 12,807
54 Baker County 575
26 Bay County 11,479
49 Bradford County 699
10 Brevard County 24,105
3 Broward County 75,293
62 Calhoun County 232
31 Charlotte County 6,794
36 Citrus County 4,159
29 Clay County 7,201
9 Collier County 25,228
40 Columbia County 2,785
47 DeSoto County 737
59 Dixie County 256
7 Duval County 46,251
17 Escambia County 16,559
37 Flagler County 3,869
48 Franklin County 702
51 Gadsden County 649
58 Gilchrist County 293
65 Glades County 77
57 Gulf County 380
61 Hamilton County 233
55 Hardee County 514
45 Hendry County 1,009
…
44 Levy County 1,091
67 Liberty County 21
56 Madison County 427
16 Manatee County 16,899
25 Marion County 11,486
27 Martin County 8,874
2 Miami-Dade County 105K
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2020

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.