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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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
16 Alachua County 60.0%
27 Baker County 54.5%
13 Bay County 61.2%
45 Bradford County 48.5%
25 Brevard County 55.8%
3 Broward County 66.3%
57 Calhoun County 42.1%
56 Charlotte County 42.5%
62 Citrus County 39.9%
11 Clay County 62.5%
32 Collier County 52.6%
33 Columbia County 52.4%
51 DeSoto County 47.2%
60 Dixie County 41.1%
4 Duval County 65.9%
14 Escambia County 61.2%
39 Flagler County 49.8%
52 Franklin County 45.8%
43 Gadsden County 49.3%
36 Gilchrist County 50.2%
65 Glades County 34.2%
58 Gulf County 42.0%
64 Hamilton County 37.0%
40 Hardee County 49.5%
12 Hendry County 62.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

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.