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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

2019 · 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
1 Orange County 217K
2 Miami-Dade County 144K
3 Broward County 96,387
4 Palm Beach County 89,458
5 Hillsborough County 79,685
6 Pinellas County 59,278
7 Duval County 56,200
8 Lee County 43,172
9 Collier County 29,680
10 Brevard County 28,382
11 Volusia County 28,250
12 Sarasota County 25,292
13 Polk County 24,420
14 Seminole County 21,651
15 Osceola County 21,267
16 Manatee County 20,317
17 Leon County 19,178
18 Escambia County 19,095
19 Pasco County 16,313
20 St. Johns County 15,763
21 Alachua County 15,714
22 Okaloosa County 15,194
23 Monroe County 15,067
24 Lake County 14,447
25 Marion County 13,378
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2019

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.