Data / Civilian labor force / Lakeland, FL

Civilian labor force in Lakeland, FL

Civilian labor force in Lakeland, FL was 52,979 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 105 cities in 2025.

2025, persons52,979
Change on 2024+0.7%
Rank23rd of 105Cities in Florida ranked
Series high53,0582023
Series low34,5901992

Next release: Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 10:00 ET, announced by BLS. Release calendar

Get an email when a new figure is out or this one is revised.
Keep it in a collection in your library.

Civilian labor force in Lakeland, FL, 1990 to 2025

30K35K40K45K50K55K19901996200220082014202020251990: 35,386 persons1991: 34,727 persons1992: 34,590 persons1993: 34,955 persons1994: 34,985 persons1995: 34,917 persons1996: 35,158 persons1997: 35,606 persons1998: 36,152 persons1999: 36,721 persons2000: 36,842 persons2001: 37,858 persons2002: 37,898 persons2003: 38,152 persons2004: 39,674 persons2005: 41,779 persons2006: 42,086 persons2007: 42,957 persons2008: 43,551 persons2009: 43,333 persons2010: 44,334 persons2011: 44,142 persons2012: 43,669 persons2013: 43,996 persons2014: 43,872 persons2015: 44,323 persons2016: 46,973 persons2017: 47,409 persons2018: 47,920 persons2019: 48,587 persons2020: 50,124 persons2021: 52,111 persons2022: 52,709 persons2023: 53,058 persons2024: 52,620 persons2025: 52,979 persons30K35K40K45K50K55K19902002201420251990: 35,386 persons1991: 34,727 persons1992: 34,590 persons1993: 34,955 persons1994: 34,985 persons1995: 34,917 persons1996: 35,158 persons1997: 35,606 persons1998: 36,152 persons1999: 36,721 persons2000: 36,842 persons2001: 37,858 persons2002: 37,898 persons2003: 38,152 persons2004: 39,674 persons2005: 41,779 persons2006: 42,086 persons2007: 42,957 persons2008: 43,551 persons2009: 43,333 persons2010: 44,334 persons2011: 44,142 persons2012: 43,669 persons2013: 43,996 persons2014: 43,872 persons2015: 44,323 persons2016: 46,973 persons2017: 47,409 persons2018: 47,920 persons2019: 48,587 persons2020: 50,124 persons2021: 52,111 persons2022: 52,709 persons2023: 53,058 persons2024: 52,620 persons2025: 52,979 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
202552,979
202452,620
202353,058
202252,709
202152,111
202050,124
201948,587
201847,920
201747,409
201646,973
201544,323
201443,872
201343,996
201243,669
201144,142
201044,334
200943,333
200843,551
200742,957
200642,086
200541,779
200439,674
200338,152
200237,898
200137,858
200036,842
199936,721
199836,152
199735,606
199635,158
199534,917
199434,985
199334,955
199234,590
199134,727
199035,386

Rankings

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.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

Report a problem with this figure

How to cite

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

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, Lakeland, FL, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Lakeland, 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/lakeland-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, Lakeland, 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/lakeland-fl.

Harvard

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, Lakeland, 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/lakeland-fl (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bureau_civilian_labor_force_lakeland_2025,
  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average: Civilian labor force, Lakeland, FL, 1990 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/lakeland-fl. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
TI  - Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average: Civilian labor force, Lakeland, FL, 1990 to 2025
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/30
PB  - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/lakeland-fl
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/lakeland-fl.
N1  - Publisher attribution: 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest civilian labor force in Lakeland, FL? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"civilian_labor_force","place":"us-place-1238250"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=civilian_labor_force&place=us-place-1238250

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the civilian labor force in Lakeland, FL?

Civilian labor force in Lakeland, FL was 52,979 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.7% from 2024. That is the 23rd highest of 105 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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 Lakeland, FL?

53,058 in 2023, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

Civilian labor force elsewhere in Florida

Related statistics for Lakeland, FL

All statistics for Lakeland, FL | Lakeland, FL in figures