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Leisure & hospitality jobs in Sarasota County

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 12 of 65 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 9, 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

2024 · 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 15,537
54 Baker County 667
26 Bay County 14,032
50 Bradford County 810
10 Brevard County 29,908
3 Broward County 97,896
63 Calhoun County 234
29 Charlotte County 8,872
37 Citrus County 5,297
30 Clay County 8,672
9 Collier County 32,196
40 Columbia County 2,866
52 DeSoto County 742
62 Dixie County 260
7 Duval County 55,856
19 Escambia County 19,580
38 Flagler County 5,045
49 Franklin County 864
56 Gadsden County 625
58 Gilchrist County 417
65 Glades County 95
51 Gulf County 780
59 Hamilton County 405
47 Hardee County 1,008
46 Hendry County 1,059
…
13 Polk County 26,141
41 Putnam County 1,834
33 Santa Rosa County 6,955
12 Sarasota County 27,566
15 Seminole County 21,468
17 St. Johns County 20,050
28 St. Lucie County 10,827
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024

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.