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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
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Leisure & hospitality jobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Alachua County | 15,714 | |
| 54 | Baker County | 603 | |
| 26 | Bay County | 12,440 | |
| 49 | Bradford County | 751 | |
| 10 | Brevard County | 28,382 | |
| 3 | Broward County | 96,387 | |
| 60 | Calhoun County | 241 | |
| 31 | Charlotte County | 7,690 | |
| 36 | Citrus County | 4,573 | |
| 30 | Clay County | 8,126 | |
| 9 | Collier County | 29,680 | |
| 40 | Columbia County | 3,116 | |
| 47 | DeSoto County | 802 | |
| 62 | Dixie County | 215 | |
| 7 | Duval County | 56,200 | |
| 18 | Escambia County | 19,095 | |
| 38 | Flagler County | 4,407 | |
| 50 | Franklin County | 722 | |
| 51 | Gadsden County | 708 | |
| 58 | Gilchrist County | 271 | |
| 66 | Glades County | 53 | |
| 57 | Gulf County | 359 | |
| 63 | Hamilton County | 200 | |
| 55 | Hardee County | 558 | |
| 44 | Hendry County | 1,125 | |
| … | |||
| 13 | Polk County | 24,420 | |
| 41 | Putnam County | 1,717 | |
| 33 | Santa Rosa County | 6,439 | |
| 12 | Sarasota County | 25,292 | |
| 14 | Seminole County | 21,651 | |
| 20 | St. Johns County | 15,763 | |
| 28 | St. Lucie County | 10,216 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2019
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