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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 23.4%
66 Union County 33.0%
65 Hamilton County 37.3%
64 Dixie County 37.5%
63 Liberty County 38.6%
62 Taylor County 39.3%
61 Glades County 40.3%
60 Lafayette County 40.7%
59 Citrus County 40.9%
58 Charlotte County 42.1%
57 Madison County 42.4%
56 Highlands County 42.7%
55 Jefferson County 44.1%
54 Calhoun County 44.1%
53 Jackson County 44.9%
52 Bradford County 45.0%
51 Holmes County 45.3%
50 Gulf County 45.3%
49 DeSoto County 46.0%
48 Marion County 46.1%
47 Hernando County 46.9%
46 Franklin County 47.0%
45 Flagler County 47.4%
44 Okeechobee County 47.5%
43 Putnam County 47.8%
42 Sarasota County 48.2%
41 Gadsden County 48.6%
40 Indian River County 48.7%
39 Gilchrist County 48.9%
…

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.