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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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 23.6%
66 Union County 32.2%
65 Hamilton County 36.1%
64 Dixie County 36.6%
63 Glades County 37.1%
62 Taylor County 37.7%
61 Liberty County 38.2%
60 Lafayette County 39.9%
59 Citrus County 40.2%
58 Charlotte County 41.7%
57 Madison County 42.5%
56 Highlands County 42.6%
55 Calhoun County 44.2%
54 Jackson County 44.3%
53 Gulf County 44.6%
52 Bradford County 44.8%
51 Franklin County 45.0%
50 Jefferson County 45.8%
49 Holmes County 46.1%
48 Washington County 46.2%
47 Marion County 46.4%
46 DeSoto County 46.6%
45 Hernando County 46.8%
44 Flagler County 47.5%
43 Putnam County 47.5%
…
28 Collier County 52.8%
27 Pasco County 53.4%
26 Manatee County 53.6%
25 St. Lucie County 53.8%
24 Brevard County 54.4%
23 Wakulla County 54.9%
22 Polk County 54.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

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.