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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Alachua County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 15 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Alachua County · Florida · United States · World
+0.6 pp since 2014
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
Alachua County
59.9%
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 County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 59.9% · 2024
First value 59.5% · 2013
Highest 60.0% · 2021
Lowest 58.7% · 2016
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearAlachua CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 59.9% +0.0 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 59.9% +0.2 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 59.7% −0.3 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 60.0% +0.5 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 59.6% −0.1 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 59.7% −0.0 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 59.7% +0.5 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 59.2% +0.5 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 58.7% −0.6 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 59.3% +0.0 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 59.3% −0.2 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 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 · Regions of Florida

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
67 Sumter County 26.2%
66 Union County 39.2%
65 Calhoun County 41.1%
64 Glades County 41.9%
63 Citrus County 42.8%
62 Dixie County 42.9%
61 Hamilton County 43.3%
60 Holmes County 44.1%
59 Charlotte County 44.1%
58 Highlands County 44.3%
57 Jackson County 45.3%
56 Gulf County 46.6%
55 Washington County 47.7%
54 Hernando County 47.8%
53 Franklin County 48.3%
52 Bradford County 48.4%
51 Madison County 48.4%
50 Flagler County 48.6%
49 Putnam County 48.9%
48 DeSoto County 48.9%
47 Taylor County 48.9%
46 Marion County 49.0%
45 Liberty County 49.3%
44 Gilchrist County 49.6%
43 Levy County 49.7%
…
20 Wakulla County 58.8%
19 Hendry County 59.2%
18 Pinellas County 59.3%
17 Alachua County 59.5%
16 Palm Beach County 60.4%
15 Santa Rosa County 61.8%
14 Escambia County 62.0%
…

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

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.