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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 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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 25.1%
66 Hamilton County 36.1%
65 Union County 36.1%
64 Glades County 39.1%
63 Citrus County 39.7%
62 Taylor County 40.3%
61 Liberty County 41.6%
60 Charlotte County 42.6%
59 Dixie County 42.8%
58 Highlands County 43.0%
57 Jackson County 43.4%
56 Calhoun County 43.4%
55 Madison County 43.6%
54 Gulf County 43.8%
53 Lafayette County 45.7%
52 Washington County 45.9%
51 Franklin County 46.5%
50 Putnam County 47.5%
49 Gadsden County 47.8%
48 DeSoto County 48.1%
47 Marion County 48.3%
46 Sarasota County 48.8%
45 Indian River County 48.9%
44 Bradford County 49.2%
43 Okeechobee County 49.2%
…
32 Jefferson County 53.2%
31 Columbia County 53.2%
30 Lake County 54.0%
29 Volusia County 54.4%
28 Manatee County 54.4%
27 Baker County 55.4%
26 St. Lucie County 56.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.