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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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 23.8%
66 Union County 34.9%
65 Glades County 37.0%
64 Hamilton County 37.7%
63 Dixie County 39.3%
62 Citrus County 40.9%
61 Taylor County 41.1%
60 Lafayette County 41.5%
59 Charlotte County 42.5%
58 Highlands County 43.2%
57 Calhoun County 43.5%
56 Jefferson County 43.9%
55 Liberty County 44.0%
54 Jackson County 44.6%
53 Gulf County 45.2%
52 Madison County 45.2%
51 Bradford County 46.3%
50 Hernando County 46.4%
49 Holmes County 46.4%
48 Marion County 46.5%
47 Flagler County 47.2%
46 DeSoto County 47.5%
45 Washington County 47.5%
44 Franklin County 47.7%
43 Okeechobee County 47.8%
…
37 Gilchrist County 49.3%
36 Suwannee County 50.6%
35 Hardee County 51.4%
34 Volusia County 51.9%
33 Baker County 52.0%
32 Martin County 52.1%
31 Columbia County 52.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.