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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Labour force in Leon County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 20 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+12% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Leon County 165K
Florida 11M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Leon County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 165,002 · 2025
First value 135,971 · 2000
Highest 165,002 · 2025
Lowest 134,374 · 2002
Average change +0.8% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearLeon CountyChange Florida
2025 165,002 +0.3% 11M
2024 164,461 +1.2% 11M
2023 162,436 +1.8% 11M
2022 159,549 +2.7% 11M
2021 155,318 +2.7% 10M
2020 151,301 −2.2% 10M
2019 154,626 +1.0% 10M
2018 153,131 +0.7% 10M
2017 152,000 +0.7% 10M
2016 150,893 +2.4% 9.8M
2015 147,395 −1.1% 9.6M
2014 148,967 +1.1% 9.5M
2013 147,312 −0.5% 9.4M
2012 148,084 −0.9% 9.3M
2011 149,423 −0.6% 9.3M
2010 150,280 +0.7% 9.2M
2009 149,166 +0.2% 9.2M
2008 148,815 +1.5% 9.3M
2007 146,675 +3.3% 9.3M
2006 141,956 +2.1% 9.1M
2005 139,061 +3.0% 8.8M
2004 134,973 +0.0% 8.5M
2003 134,964 +0.4% 8.3M
2002 134,374 −1.0% 8.2M
2001 135,707 −0.2% 8.1M
2000 135,971 7.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
67 Liberty County 2,544
66 Lafayette County 2,570
65 Hamilton County 4,113
64 Union County 4,128
63 Franklin County 4,307
62 Glades County 4,393
61 Calhoun County 4,869
60 Gulf County 5,448
59 Dixie County 5,465
58 Jefferson County 6,378
57 Madison County 6,420
56 Taylor County 6,461
55 Gilchrist County 7,416
54 Holmes County 7,471
53 Washington County 9,107
52 Hardee County 9,284
51 Bradford County 10,365
50 Baker County 11,848
49 DeSoto County 13,344
48 Okeechobee County 15,465
47 Wakulla County 15,857
46 Suwannee County 17,227
45 Gadsden County 17,323
44 Jackson County 17,453
43 Levy County 17,514
…
22 Marion County 142K
21 Escambia County 145K
20 St. Lucie County 147K
19 Leon County 155K
18 Collier County 166K
17 Lake County 169K
16 Manatee County 176K
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.