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Tourism Statistics · Area

Leisure & hospitality jobs in Alachua County

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 22 of 65 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026
Tourism · Alachua County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 15,756 +1.4% since 2024
Regions of Florida · 2025 22 of 65 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +11% +1.4% a year on average
share of Florida 1.18% Florida: 1,335,780 · 2025
Leisure & hospitality jobs, 2014 – 2025 number
+11% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Compared with Leisure & hospitality jobs · number
Alachua County 15,756
Florida 1.3M
United States 17M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

The series at a glance Alachua County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value 15,756 · 2025
First value 13,585 · 2014
Highest 15,756 · 2025
Lowest 12,807 · 2020
Average change +1.4% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2014 – 2025

YearAlachua CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2025 15,756 +1.4% 1.3M 17M
2024 15,537 +1.0% 1.3M 17M
2023 15,381 +1.2% 1.3M 16M
2022 15,204 +7.4% 1.2M 16M
2021 14,156 +11% 1.1M 14M
2020 12,807 −18% 1M 13M
2019 15,714 +0.9% 1.3M 16M
2018 15,578 +3.4% 1.2M 16M
2017 15,060 +1.5% 1.2M 16M
2016 14,839 +4.6% 1.2M 16M
2015 14,183 +4.4% 1.1M 15M
2014 13,585 1.1M 15M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLeisure & hospitality jobs
67 Lafayette County 53
66 Liberty County 71
65 Glades County 77
64 Union County 80
63 Hamilton County 124
62 Jefferson County 168
61 Dixie County 168
60 Calhoun County 195
59 Gilchrist County 210
58 Holmes County 248
57 Madison County 337
56 Gulf County 398
55 Taylor County 491
54 Baker County 517
53 Washington County 527
52 Hardee County 548
51 Wakulla County 670
50 Gadsden County 670
49 DeSoto County 674
48 Franklin County 728
47 Bradford County 770
46 Levy County 826
45 Hendry County 874
44 Suwannee County 891
43 Okeechobee County 1,172
…
23 St. Johns County 13,684
22 Pasco County 13,973
21 Okaloosa County 14,072
20 Alachua County 14,183
19 Monroe County 14,698
18 Escambia County 16,111
17 Leon County 16,933
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2015

What it means

Jobs in hotels, restaurants, bars, attractions, arts and recreation — the tourism economy.

How it is calculated

Average private-sector employment in the leisure and hospitality industries.