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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Alachua

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 3 of 8 · Towns of Gainesville Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Alachua · Florida · United States · World
−2.6 pp since 2014
Alachua 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
62.4%
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 · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 62.4% · 2024
First value 64.7% · 2013
Highest 65.3% · 2017
Lowest 58.9% · 2021
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearAlachuaChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 62.4% +2.8 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 59.6% −1.1 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 60.7% +1.8 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 58.9% −2.2 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 61.2% −4.0 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 65.1% +0.6 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 64.6% −0.7 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 65.3% +0.0 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 65.2% +0.8 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 64.5% −0.6 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 65.0% +0.3 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 64.7% 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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
3 Alachua 65.2%
8 Ellenton 50.5%
6 Gainesville 55.2%
5 Hastings 57.8%
7 Hawthorne 53.4%
4 Micanopy 62.2%
1 Newberry 72.9%
2 Tallahassee 66.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2016

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.