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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 29, 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

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 25.6%
66 Union County 37.7%
65 Hamilton County 40.9%
64 Glades County 41.2%
63 Citrus County 42.0%
62 Dixie County 42.5%
61 Calhoun County 43.1%
60 Highlands County 43.6%
59 Taylor County 43.6%
58 Charlotte County 43.7%
57 Holmes County 44.5%
56 Jackson County 44.7%
55 Madison County 46.2%
54 Hernando County 46.8%
53 Bradford County 46.9%
52 Gulf County 47.0%
51 Flagler County 47.3%
50 Putnam County 47.7%
49 Liberty County 48.0%
48 Franklin County 48.0%
47 Washington County 48.1%
46 Marion County 48.1%
45 Lafayette County 48.6%
44 Jefferson County 48.6%
43 DeSoto County 48.7%
…
12 Miami-Dade County 62.3%
11 Bay County 62.5%
10 Osceola County 63.2%
9 Monroe County 63.4%
8 Clay County 64.1%
7 Okaloosa County 65.3%
6 Hillsborough County 65.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

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.