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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Alachua County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 15 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 · Alachua County · Florida · United States · World
+0.6 pp since 2014
Alachua 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
Alachua County
59.9%
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 Alachua County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 59.9% · 2024
First value 59.5% · 2013
Highest 60.0% · 2021
Lowest 58.7% · 2016
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearAlachua CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 59.9% +0.0 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 59.9% +0.2 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 59.7% −0.3 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 60.0% +0.5 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 59.6% −0.1 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 59.7% −0.0 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 59.7% +0.5 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 59.2% +0.5 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 58.7% −0.6 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 59.3% +0.0 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 59.3% −0.2 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 59.5% 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%
…
20 Pinellas County 58.0%
19 Nassau County 58.1%
18 Santa Rosa County 58.5%
17 Alachua County 59.7%
16 Palm Beach County 59.8%
15 Hendry County 59.8%
14 St. Johns County 60.0%
…

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.