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Leisure & hospitality jobs in Sarasota County

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 12 of 65 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 8, 2026
Tourism · Sarasota County Florida United States

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

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Overview 6 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 28,315 +2.7% since 2024
Regions of Florida · 2025 12 of 65 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +21% +2.0% a year on average
share of Florida 2.12% Florida: 1,335,780 · 2025
Leisure & hospitality jobs, 2014 – 2025 number
+21% since 2015

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

Compared with Leisure & hospitality jobs · number
Sarasota County 28,315
Florida 1.3M
United States 17M

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

The series at a glance Sarasota County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value 28,315 · 2025
First value 22,722 · 2014
Highest 28,315 · 2025
Lowest 21,443 · 2020
Average change +2.0% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2014 – 2025

YearSarasota CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2025 28,315 +2.7% 1.3M 17M
2024 27,566 −1.5% 1.3M 17M
2023 27,987 +3.6% 1.3M 16M
2022 27,022 +12% 1.2M 16M
2021 24,198 +13% 1.1M 14M
2020 21,443 −15% 1M 13M
2019 25,292 +1.1% 1.3M 16M
2018 25,005 +3.4% 1.2M 16M
2017 24,192 +3.0% 1.2M 16M
2016 23,492 +0.5% 1.2M 16M
2015 23,367 +2.8% 1.1M 15M
2014 22,722 1.1M 15M

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

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLeisure & hospitality jobs
22 Alachua County 15,756
54 Baker County 637
26 Bay County 14,652
50 Bradford County 881
10 Brevard County 30,049
3 Broward County 98,086
63 Calhoun County 221
29 Charlotte County 9,584
37 Citrus County 5,484
31 Clay County 8,546
9 Collier County 33,506
40 Columbia County 2,864
52 DeSoto County 778
62 Dixie County 248
7 Duval County 56,131
19 Escambia County 19,863
38 Flagler County 5,425
49 Franklin County 883
56 Gadsden County 607
59 Gilchrist County 378
65 Glades County 142
51 Gulf County 796
58 Hamilton County 414
47 Hardee County 1,023
46 Hendry County 1,039
…
13 Polk County 26,450
41 Putnam County 1,894
34 Santa Rosa County 7,009
12 Sarasota County 28,315
15 Seminole County 21,906
17 St. Johns County 20,606
28 St. Lucie County 10,863
…

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

What it means

Jobs in hotels, restaurants, bars, attractions, arts and recreation — the tourism economy.

How it is calculated

Average private-sector employment in the leisure and hospitality industries.