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Leisure & hospitality share of jobs in Alachua County
2014 – 2025 · 12 data points
35 of 65 · Regions of Florida
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
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6 figures
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21 figures
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20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
15.0%
−0.1 pp
since 2024
Regions of Florida · 2025
35 of 65
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−1.1 pp
vs Florida
−0.2 pp
Florida: 15.2% · 2025
Leisure & hospitality share of jobs, 2014 – 2025 percent · Alachua County · Florida · United States
−1.1 pp since 2015
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
2014
2018
2020
2022
2025
Alachua County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Compared with Leisure & hospitality share of jobs · percent
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
The series at a glance Alachua County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value
15.0% · 2025
First value
15.9% · 2014
Highest
16.2% · 2016
Lowest
13.8% · 2020
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2014 – 2025
| Year | Alachua County | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.0% | −0.1 pp | 15.2% | 12.6% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | +0.2 pp | 15.1% | 12.6% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | −0.2 pp | 15.0% | 12.5% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +0.6 pp | 14.9% | 12.2% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +0.6 pp | 14.4% | 11.5% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | −2.2 pp | 13.6% | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | −0.2 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +0.1 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | −0.1 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +0.1 pp | 16.2% | 12.9% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +0.2 pp | 16.2% | 12.8% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | 16.1% | 12.7% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Leisure & hospitality share of jobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Liberty County | 1.8% | |
| 66 | Glades County | 5.4% | |
| 65 | Gadsden County | 5.6% | |
| 64 | Union County | 6.9% | |
| 63 | Lafayette County | 7.2% | |
| 62 | Hardee County | 10.1% | |
| 61 | DeSoto County | 10.1% | |
| 60 | Duval County | 10.1% | |
| 59 | Seminole County | 10.2% | |
| 58 | Hillsborough County | 10.3% | |
| 57 | Jefferson County | 10.3% | |
| 56 | Polk County | 10.5% | |
| 55 | Hendry County | 10.5% | |
| 54 | Suwannee County | 10.6% | |
| 53 | Miami-Dade County | 11.1% | |
| 52 | Broward County | 11.3% | |
| 51 | Gilchrist County | 11.4% | |
| 50 | Calhoun County | 11.4% | |
| 49 | Baker County | 11.6% | |
| 48 | Taylor County | 12.1% | |
| 47 | Holmes County | 12.4% | |
| 46 | Hamilton County | 12.5% | |
| 45 | Jackson County | 12.6% | |
| 44 | Putnam County | 12.7% | |
| 43 | Marion County | 12.8% | |
| … | |||
| 39 | Gulf County | 13.2% | |
| 38 | Okeechobee County | 13.2% | |
| 37 | St. Lucie County | 13.6% | |
| 36 | Alachua County | 13.8% | |
| 35 | Highlands County | 14.0% | |
| 34 | Palm Beach County | 14.0% | |
| 33 | Sarasota County | 14.4% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2020
What it means
How much of the private job market is tourism and hospitality.
How it is calculated
Leisure and hospitality jobs divided by all private-sector jobs.
Tourism
Alachua County in numbers