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Leisure & hospitality jobs in Sarasota County
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
By year
All years · 2014 – 2025
| Year | Sarasota County | Change | Florida | United 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
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Leisure & hospitality jobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Alachua County | 15,060 | |
| 55 | Baker County | 569 | |
| 24 | Bay County | 13,572 | |
| 47 | Bradford County | 799 | |
| 11 | Brevard County | 26,693 | |
| 3 | Broward County | 93,526 | |
| 61 | Calhoun County | 209 | |
| 30 | Charlotte County | 7,557 | |
| 36 | Citrus County | 4,614 | |
| 31 | Clay County | 7,549 | |
| 9 | Collier County | 27,880 | |
| 40 | Columbia County | 3,001 | |
| 50 | DeSoto County | 737 | |
| 63 | Dixie County | 162 | |
| 7 | Duval County | 56,092 | |
| 18 | Escambia County | 18,100 | |
| 37 | Flagler County | 4,193 | |
| 48 | Franklin County | 749 | |
| 49 | Gadsden County | 742 | |
| 59 | Gilchrist County | 223 | |
| 67 | Glades County | 40 | |
| 56 | Gulf County | 495 | |
| 62 | Hamilton County | 169 | |
| 54 | Hardee County | 594 | |
| 44 | Hendry County | 1,022 | |
| … | |||
| 13 | Polk County | 23,301 | |
| 41 | Putnam County | 1,690 | |
| 33 | Santa Rosa County | 5,855 | |
| 12 | Sarasota County | 24,192 | |
| 14 | Seminole County | 20,205 | |
| 23 | St. Johns County | 14,657 | |
| 28 | St. Lucie County | 9,050 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2017
Jobs in hotels, restaurants, bars, attractions, arts and recreation — the tourism economy.
Average private-sector employment in the leisure and hospitality industries.
Tourism
Sarasota County in numbers