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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Gainesville: labour force participation

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 5 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Gainesville · Alachua County · Florida · United States · World
+1.0 pp since 2014
Gainesville 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
Gainesville
57.7%
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 Gainesville · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 57.7% · 2024
First value 56.5% · 2013
Highest 58.6% · 2021
Lowest 55.2% · 2016
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearGainesvilleChange Alachua CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 57.7% −0.2 pp 59.9% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 57.9% +0.1 pp 59.9% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 57.8% −0.9 pp 59.7% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 58.6% +1.3 pp 60.0% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 57.3% −0.1 pp 59.6% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 57.4% +0.1 pp 59.7% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 57.3% +0.7 pp 59.7% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 56.5% +1.3 pp 59.2% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 55.2% −1.4 pp 58.7% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 56.7% +0.0 pp 59.3% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 56.7% +0.2 pp 59.3% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 56.5% 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 · Towns of Gainesville

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
1 Micanopy 67.5%
2 Tallahassee 66.3%
3 Alachua 62.4%
4 Newberry 59.2%
5 Gainesville 57.7%
6 Hawthorne 57.2%
7 Ellenton 52.1%
8 Hastings 37.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024

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.