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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in St. Lucie County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 27 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 5, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · St. Lucie County · Florida · United States · World
+0.4 pp since 2014
St. Lucie County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Labour force participation · percent
St. Lucie County
56.0%
Florida
59.8%
World
61.0% · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance St. Lucie County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 56.0% · 2024
First value 56.7% · 2013
Highest 56.7% · 2013
Lowest 53.8% · 2018
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSt. Lucie CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 56.0% −0.3 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 56.3% +0.4 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 55.9% −0.0 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 55.9% +0.8 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 55.1% +0.6 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 54.5% +0.7 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 53.8% −0.2 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 54.0% −0.2 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 54.2% −0.6 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 54.7% −0.9 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 55.7% −1.0 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 56.7% 60.1% — 62.0%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
17 Alachua County 59.2%
31 Baker County 52.2%
13 Bay County 60.9%
52 Bradford County 45.0%
24 Brevard County 54.7%
3 Broward County 65.8%
54 Calhoun County 44.1%
58 Charlotte County 42.1%
59 Citrus County 40.9%
9 Clay County 63.3%
28 Collier County 53.1%
35 Columbia County 51.8%
49 DeSoto County 46.0%
64 Dixie County 37.5%
4 Duval County 65.7%
12 Escambia County 61.1%
45 Flagler County 47.4%
46 Franklin County 47.0%
41 Gadsden County 48.6%
39 Gilchrist County 48.9%
61 Glades County 40.3%
50 Gulf County 45.3%
65 Hamilton County 37.3%
33 Hardee County 52.1%
14 Hendry County 60.0%
…
42 Sarasota County 48.2%
6 Seminole County 65.1%
16 St. Johns County 59.7%
25 St. Lucie County 54.0%
67 Sumter County 23.4%
36 Suwannee County 51.5%
62 Taylor County 39.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

What it means

The share of adults who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed people aged 15 and over (16 in the US) divided by the population of that age.