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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Labour force in Leon County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 20 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+12% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Leon County 165K
Florida 11M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Leon County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 165,002 · 2025
First value 135,971 · 2000
Highest 165,002 · 2025
Lowest 134,374 · 2002
Average change +0.8% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearLeon CountyChange Florida
2025 165,002 +0.3% 11M
2024 164,461 +1.2% 11M
2023 162,436 +1.8% 11M
2022 159,549 +2.7% 11M
2021 155,318 +2.7% 10M
2020 151,301 −2.2% 10M
2019 154,626 +1.0% 10M
2018 153,131 +0.7% 10M
2017 152,000 +0.7% 10M
2016 150,893 +2.4% 9.8M
2015 147,395 −1.1% 9.6M
2014 148,967 +1.1% 9.5M
2013 147,312 −0.5% 9.4M
2012 148,084 −0.9% 9.3M
2011 149,423 −0.6% 9.3M
2010 150,280 +0.7% 9.2M
2009 149,166 +0.2% 9.2M
2008 148,815 +1.5% 9.3M
2007 146,675 +3.3% 9.3M
2006 141,956 +2.1% 9.1M
2005 139,061 +3.0% 8.8M
2004 134,973 +0.0% 8.5M
2003 134,964 +0.4% 8.3M
2002 134,374 −1.0% 8.2M
2001 135,707 −0.2% 8.1M
2000 135,971 7.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
24 Alachua County 142K
50 Baker County 12,112
27 Bay County 93,493
51 Bradford County 10,472
10 Brevard County 305K
2 Broward County 1.1M
61 Calhoun County 5,027
30 Charlotte County 78,182
34 Citrus County 54,728
25 Clay County 113K
18 Collier County 186K
41 Columbia County 27,632
49 DeSoto County 12,468
59 Dixie County 5,831
6 Duval County 518K
23 Escambia County 149K
33 Flagler County 56,137
63 Franklin County 4,381
46 Gadsden County 17,302
54 Gilchrist County 8,176
62 Glades County 4,458
58 Gulf County 6,397
65 Hamilton County 4,130
52 Hardee County 10,323
42 Hendry County 21,862
…
66 Lafayette County 2,580
17 Lake County 197K
8 Lee County 376K
20 Leon County 165K
43 Levy County 19,128
67 Liberty County 2,507
57 Madison County 6,983
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2025

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.