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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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLeisure & hospitality jobs
67 Liberty County 30
66 Lafayette County 59
65 Glades County 95
64 Union County 182
63 Calhoun County 234
62 Dixie County 260
61 Jefferson County 300
60 Holmes County 304
59 Hamilton County 405
58 Gilchrist County 417
57 Madison County 439
56 Gadsden County 625
55 Washington County 657
54 Baker County 667
53 Taylor County 695
52 DeSoto County 742
51 Gulf County 780
50 Bradford County 810
49 Franklin County 864
48 Wakulla County 901
47 Hardee County 1,008
46 Hendry County 1,059
45 Suwannee County 1,165
44 Okeechobee County 1,200
43 Levy County 1,205
…
19 Escambia County 19,580
18 Pasco County 19,633
17 St. Johns County 20,050
16 Manatee County 20,548
15 Seminole County 21,468
14 Osceola County 23,362
13 Polk County 26,141
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024

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.