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Civilian labor force in Gainesville, FL

Civilian labor force in Gainesville, FL was 73,738 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 105 cities in 2025.

2025, persons73,738
Change on 2024+0.8%
Rank15th of 105Cities in Florida ranked
Series high73,7382025
Series low43,1191990

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Civilian labor force in Gainesville, FL, 1990 to 2025

40K50K60K70K80K19901996200220082014202020251990: 43,119 persons1991: 43,484 persons1992: 43,941 persons1993: 45,378 persons1994: 46,557 persons1995: 47,068 persons1996: 47,270 persons1997: 47,963 persons1998: 48,982 persons1999: 49,892 persons2000: 47,974 persons2001: 48,994 persons2002: 48,840 persons2003: 49,110 persons2004: 49,657 persons2005: 58,074 persons2006: 58,550 persons2007: 59,868 persons2008: 60,704 persons2009: 60,323 persons2010: 64,111 persons2011: 64,111 persons2012: 64,240 persons2013: 64,183 persons2014: 64,060 persons2015: 64,505 persons2016: 67,926 persons2017: 68,786 persons2018: 69,759 persons2019: 70,520 persons2020: 69,055 persons2021: 71,078 persons2022: 72,070 persons2023: 73,508 persons2024: 73,153 persons2025: 73,738 persons40K50K60K70K80K19902002201420251990: 43,119 persons1991: 43,484 persons1992: 43,941 persons1993: 45,378 persons1994: 46,557 persons1995: 47,068 persons1996: 47,270 persons1997: 47,963 persons1998: 48,982 persons1999: 49,892 persons2000: 47,974 persons2001: 48,994 persons2002: 48,840 persons2003: 49,110 persons2004: 49,657 persons2005: 58,074 persons2006: 58,550 persons2007: 59,868 persons2008: 60,704 persons2009: 60,323 persons2010: 64,111 persons2011: 64,111 persons2012: 64,240 persons2013: 64,183 persons2014: 64,060 persons2015: 64,505 persons2016: 67,926 persons2017: 68,786 persons2018: 69,759 persons2019: 70,520 persons2020: 69,055 persons2021: 71,078 persons2022: 72,070 persons2023: 73,508 persons2024: 73,153 persons2025: 73,738 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202573,738
202473,153
202373,508
202272,070
202171,078
202069,055
201970,520
201869,759
201768,786
201667,926
201564,505
201464,060
201364,183
201264,240
201164,111
201064,111
200960,323
200860,704
200759,868
200658,550
200558,074
200449,657
200349,110
200248,840
200148,994
200047,974
199949,892
199848,982
199747,963
199647,270
199547,068
199446,557
199345,378
199243,941
199143,484
199043,119

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Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Gainesville, FL, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Gainesville, FL, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/gainesville-fl. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Gainesville, FL, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/gainesville-fl.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Gainesville, FL, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/gainesville-fl (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the civilian labor force in Gainesville, FL?

Civilian labor force in Gainesville, FL was 73,738 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.8% from 2024. That is the 15th highest of 105 cities in 2025.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Gainesville, FL?

73,738 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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