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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Volusia County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 29 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 3, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Volusia County · Florida · United States · World
+2.5 pp since 2014
Volusia 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
Volusia County
54.8%
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 Volusia County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 54.8% · 2024
First value 53.2% · 2013
Highest 54.8% · 2024
Lowest 51.8% · 2015
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearVolusia CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 54.8% +0.4 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 54.4% +0.2 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 54.1% +0.1 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 54.1% +0.7 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 53.4% +0.6 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 52.7% +0.3 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 52.4% +0.3 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 52.1% +0.2 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 51.9% +0.0 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 51.8% −0.4 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 52.2% −1.0 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 53.2% 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

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 26.2%
66 Union County 39.2%
65 Calhoun County 41.1%
64 Glades County 41.9%
63 Citrus County 42.8%
62 Dixie County 42.9%
61 Hamilton County 43.3%
60 Holmes County 44.1%
59 Charlotte County 44.1%
58 Highlands County 44.3%
57 Jackson County 45.3%
56 Gulf County 46.6%
55 Washington County 47.7%
54 Hernando County 47.8%
53 Franklin County 48.3%
52 Bradford County 48.4%
51 Madison County 48.4%
50 Flagler County 48.6%
49 Putnam County 48.9%
48 DeSoto County 48.9%
47 Taylor County 48.9%
46 Marion County 49.0%
45 Liberty County 49.3%
44 Gilchrist County 49.6%
43 Levy County 49.7%
…
40 Sarasota County 51.0%
39 Suwannee County 51.8%
38 Indian River County 52.5%
37 Volusia County 53.2%
36 Martin County 53.4%
35 Gadsden County 53.7%
34 Lafayette County 53.9%
…

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

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.