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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Vero Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 221 of 391 · Towns 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 · Vero Beach · Indian River County · Florida · United States · World
+3.9 pp since 2014
Vero Beach Indian River 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
Vero Beach
56.2%
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 Vero Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 56.2% · 2024
First value 52.3% · 2013
Highest 57.3% · 2021
Lowest 50.7% · 2016
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearVero BeachChange Indian River CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 56.2% −0.7 pp 48.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 56.8% +1.4 pp 48.9% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 55.4% −2.0 pp 48.5% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 57.3% +1.8 pp 49.4% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 55.6% +2.1 pp 47.9% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 53.5% −0.4 pp 47.7% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 53.9% +1.4 pp 47.8% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 52.5% +1.8 pp 48.7% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 50.7% −1.0 pp 49.1% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 51.7% −0.6 pp 50.4% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 52.3% −0.0 pp 51.6% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 52.3% 52.5% 60.1% — 62.0%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
390 Longboat Key 20.2%
389 Indian River Shores 20.6%
388 Carrabelle 23.6%
387 Anna Maria 23.8%
386 Goodland 23.9%
385 Sun City Center 24.5%
384 Hutchinson Island South 24.9%
383 South Bay 25.2%
382 Citrus Hills 25.7%
381 Goulding 26.8%
380 South Beach 28.9%
379 Grove City 29.0%
378 Manasota Key 29.1%
377 Highland Beach 29.2%
376 Wabasso Beach 29.2%
375 The Meadows 30.2%
374 Micco 30.5%
373 Pine Ridge 30.5%
372 Venice 30.7%
371 Englewood 31.2%
370 Palm Beach 31.3%
369 Zephyrhills West 31.6%
368 South Pasadena 31.7%
367 Punta Gorda 31.8%
366 Daytona Beach Shores 32.0%
…
231 St. Augustine 55.3%
230 Belleair Bluffs 55.3%
229 Florida Ridge 55.3%
228 Vero Beach 55.4%
227 Holiday 55.4%
226 Port St Joe 55.4%
225 Golden Beach 55.5%
…

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.