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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

2014 · 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
21 Alachua County 13,585
55 Baker County 492
23 Bay County 13,335
47 Bradford County 766
11 Brevard County 23,842
3 Broward County 87,882
62 Calhoun County 146
31 Charlotte County 6,313
36 Citrus County 3,986
29 Clay County 7,243
9 Collier County 25,362
40 Columbia County 2,405
50 DeSoto County 639
61 Dixie County 153
7 Duval County 49,687
16 Escambia County 16,768
38 Flagler County 3,558
48 Franklin County 741
49 Gadsden County 692
59 Gilchrist County 186
65 Glades County 81
57 Gulf County 366
63 Hamilton County 125
54 Hardee County 496
44 Hendry County 826
…
13 Polk County 20,580
42 Putnam County 1,418
34 Santa Rosa County 5,027
12 Sarasota County 22,722
14 Seminole County 18,123
24 St. Johns County 12,749
28 St. Lucie County 8,090
…

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

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.