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Jobs in Sarasota County

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 12 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 4, 2026

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

Jobs, 2014 – 2025 number
+22% since 2015

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

Compared with Jobs · number
Sarasota County 194K
Florida 9.9M

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

The series at a glance Sarasota County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value 194,499 · 2025
First value 152,582 · 2014
Highest 194,499 · 2025
Lowest 152,582 · 2014
Average change +2.2% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2014 – 2025

YearSarasota CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2025 194,499 +2.3% 9.9M 156M
2024 190,078 +1.7% 9.8M 155M
2023 186,948 +3.6% 9.7M 153M
2022 180,525 +3.5% 9.4M 150M
2021 174,445 +6.6% 8.9M 144M
2020 163,653 −5.0% 8.4M 139M
2019 172,211 +0.6% 8.9M 148M
2018 171,108 +2.8% 8.7M 146M
2017 166,487 +1.8% 8.5M 144M
2016 163,533 +2.8% 8.3M 142M
2015 159,072 +4.3% 8M 139M
2014 152,582 7.8M 137M

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryJobs
67 Lafayette County 1,363
66 Glades County 1,687
65 Liberty County 1,855
64 Jefferson County 2,532
63 Dixie County 2,657
62 Calhoun County 2,795
61 Hamilton County 3,012
60 Holmes County 3,270
59 Franklin County 3,374
58 Gilchrist County 3,548
57 Union County 3,625
56 Gulf County 3,797
55 Madison County 4,328
54 Wakulla County 5,586
53 Washington County 5,843
52 Taylor County 6,661
51 Bradford County 6,764
50 Hardee County 7,178
49 Baker County 7,565
48 DeSoto County 8,886
47 Levy County 8,965
46 Suwannee County 11,441
45 Okeechobee County 11,762
44 Hendry County 12,161
43 Gadsden County 12,973
…
16 Escambia County 134K
15 Collier County 143K
14 Leon County 148K
13 Sarasota County 166K
12 Volusia County 170K
11 Seminole County 188K
10 Brevard County 207K
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2017

What it means

The number of people working at local workplaces.

How it is calculated

Employment counted where people work (employers' records or regional accounts), annual average or year-end.