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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 Nov 4, 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

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
17 Alachua County 59.3%
32 Baker County 53.2%
11 Bay County 62.5%
53 Bradford County 46.9%
22 Brevard County 56.6%
2 Broward County 66.9%
61 Calhoun County 43.1%
58 Charlotte County 43.7%
63 Citrus County 42.0%
8 Clay County 64.1%
28 Collier County 53.6%
27 Columbia County 54.4%
43 DeSoto County 48.7%
62 Dixie County 42.5%
5 Duval County 65.9%
14 Escambia County 61.9%
51 Flagler County 47.3%
48 Franklin County 48.0%
37 Gadsden County 51.5%
40 Gilchrist County 50.2%
64 Glades County 41.2%
52 Gulf County 47.0%
65 Hamilton County 40.9%
36 Hardee County 51.5%
21 Hendry County 57.2%
…
24 Polk County 55.9%
50 Putnam County 47.7%
15 Santa Rosa County 60.7%
39 Sarasota County 50.3%
4 Seminole County 65.9%
13 St. Johns County 62.1%
25 St. Lucie County 55.7%
…

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.