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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Sarasota County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 46 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 · Sarasota County · Florida · United States · World
−1.4 pp since 2014
Sarasota 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
Sarasota County
48.9%
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 Sarasota County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 48.9% · 2024
First value 51.0% · 2013
Highest 51.0% · 2013
Lowest 48.2% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSarasota CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 48.9% +0.2 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 48.8% −0.2 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 49.0% −0.5 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 49.5% +0.8 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 48.6% +0.1 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 48.5% −0.0 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 48.5% +0.3 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 48.2% −0.7 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 48.9% −0.8 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 49.7% −0.6 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 50.3% −0.7 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 51.0% 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
1 Orange County 67.5%
2 Seminole County 67.0%
3 Broward County 66.3%
4 Osceola County 66.1%
5 Hillsborough County 65.7%
6 Duval County 65.7%
7 Leon County 65.3%
8 Okaloosa County 64.9%
9 Miami-Dade County 64.3%
10 Bay County 63.6%
11 Clay County 63.0%
12 Monroe County 62.6%
13 Escambia County 61.3%
14 St. Johns County 60.6%
15 Alachua County 59.9%
16 Santa Rosa County 59.8%
17 Palm Beach County 59.6%
18 Walton County 59.1%
19 Hendry County 58.9%
20 Pinellas County 58.8%
21 Wakulla County 58.5%
22 Nassau County 58.1%
23 Polk County 58.0%
24 Pasco County 57.7%
25 Brevard County 56.7%
…
43 Flagler County 49.1%
44 Marion County 49.1%
45 Bradford County 49.0%
46 Sarasota County 48.9%
47 Indian River County 48.6%
48 Holmes County 48.5%
49 Gadsden County 47.7%
…

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.