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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
1 Orange County 66.9%
2 Leon County 66.1%
3 Broward County 65.8%
4 Duval County 65.7%
5 Hillsborough County 65.1%
6 Seminole County 65.1%
7 Monroe County 64.2%
8 Okaloosa County 63.6%
9 Clay County 63.3%
10 Miami-Dade County 62.1%
11 Osceola County 61.8%
12 Escambia County 61.1%
13 Bay County 60.9%
14 Hendry County 60.0%
15 Palm Beach County 59.9%
16 St. Johns County 59.7%
17 Alachua County 59.2%
18 Santa Rosa County 58.9%
19 Pinellas County 58.1%
20 Nassau County 57.7%
21 Walton County 57.4%
22 Wakulla County 56.7%
23 Polk County 54.7%
24 Brevard County 54.7%
25 St. Lucie County 54.0%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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.