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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Monroe County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 12 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Monroe County · Florida · United States · World
−0.9 pp since 2014
Monroe 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
Monroe County
62.6%
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 Monroe County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 62.6% · 2024
First value 63.4% · 2013
Highest 64.7% · 2020
Lowest 62.6% · 2024
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearMonroe CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 62.6% −0.4 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 62.9% −0.6 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 63.6% −1.0 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 64.6% −0.1 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 64.7% +0.2 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 64.5% −0.2 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 64.7% +0.4 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 64.2% +0.3 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 63.9% +0.1 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 63.8% +0.4 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 63.4% +0.0 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 63.4% 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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 25.8%
66 Hamilton County 37.7%
65 Union County 38.0%
64 Glades County 39.2%
63 Dixie County 39.5%
62 Citrus County 40.4%
61 Madison County 41.6%
60 Gulf County 41.8%
59 Liberty County 43.1%
58 Charlotte County 43.2%
57 Taylor County 43.5%
56 Calhoun County 43.6%
55 Highlands County 43.6%
54 Lafayette County 43.8%
53 Jackson County 44.1%
52 Washington County 46.8%
51 Franklin County 47.2%
50 Putnam County 47.5%
49 Gadsden County 47.7%
48 Holmes County 48.5%
47 Indian River County 48.6%
46 Sarasota County 48.9%
45 Bradford County 49.0%
44 Marion County 49.1%
43 Flagler County 49.1%
…
15 Alachua County 59.9%
14 St. Johns County 60.6%
13 Escambia County 61.3%
12 Monroe County 62.6%
11 Clay County 63.0%
10 Bay County 63.6%
9 Miami-Dade County 64.3%
…

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

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.