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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Leon County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 7 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Leon County · Florida · United States · World
−1.0 pp since 2014
Leon 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
Leon County
65.3%
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 Leon County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 65.3% · 2024
First value 66.5% · 2013
Highest 66.9% · 2015
Lowest 65.0% · 2022
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearLeon CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 65.3% −0.1 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 65.4% +0.3 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 65.0% −0.7 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 65.8% +0.6 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 65.2% −0.3 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 65.4% −0.3 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 65.7% −0.4 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 66.1% −0.1 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 66.2% −0.7 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 66.9% +0.6 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 66.3% −0.2 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 66.5% 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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 23.6%
66 Union County 32.2%
65 Hamilton County 36.1%
64 Dixie County 36.6%
63 Glades County 37.1%
62 Taylor County 37.7%
61 Liberty County 38.2%
60 Lafayette County 39.9%
59 Citrus County 40.2%
58 Charlotte County 41.7%
57 Madison County 42.5%
56 Highlands County 42.6%
55 Calhoun County 44.2%
54 Jackson County 44.3%
53 Gulf County 44.6%
52 Bradford County 44.8%
51 Franklin County 45.0%
50 Jefferson County 45.8%
49 Holmes County 46.1%
48 Washington County 46.2%
47 Marion County 46.4%
46 DeSoto County 46.6%
45 Hernando County 46.8%
44 Flagler County 47.5%
43 Putnam County 47.5%
…
6 Hillsborough County 64.9%
5 Seminole County 65.2%
4 Duval County 65.7%
3 Leon County 65.7%
2 Broward County 65.8%
1 Orange County 66.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

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.