Wednesday, November 4 Florida
  1. Home
  2. Statistics
  3. Volusia County
  4. Economy & jobs
  5. Labour force participation
Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Volusia County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 29 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Nov 4, 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 24.5%
66 Union County 35.3%
65 Glades County 35.7%
64 Hamilton County 36.6%
63 Citrus County 39.4%
62 Taylor County 40.1%
61 Dixie County 40.6%
60 Calhoun County 41.4%
59 Charlotte County 42.4%
58 Gulf County 42.4%
57 Liberty County 42.4%
56 Madison County 42.4%
55 Jackson County 42.5%
54 Highlands County 43.5%
53 Washington County 44.4%
52 Franklin County 44.6%
51 Lafayette County 47.1%
50 DeSoto County 47.7%
49 Putnam County 47.7%
48 Marion County 47.9%
47 Indian River County 48.5%
46 Sarasota County 49.0%
45 Gadsden County 49.2%
44 Holmes County 49.3%
43 Bradford County 49.5%
…
32 Columbia County 52.8%
31 Lee County 53.1%
30 Lake County 53.7%
29 Volusia County 54.1%
28 Manatee County 54.2%
27 Baker County 55.5%
26 Pasco County 55.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.