Employed residents in St. Petersburg, FL

Employed residents in St. Petersburg, FL was 143,196 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.7% from 2024. That is the 5th highest of 105 cities in 2025.

2025, persons143,196

Change on 2024-1.7%

Rank5th of 105Cities in Florida ranked

Series high146,5842023

Series low110,2022009

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

Employed residents in St. Petersburg, FL, 1990 to 2025

persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.

All 36 values

Period	persons
2025	143,196
2024	145,676
2023	146,584
2022	143,706
2021	136,577
2020	129,089
2019	135,303
2018	133,154
2017	130,233
2016	126,980
2015	127,739
2014	125,941
2013	123,492
2012	120,578
2011	118,134
2010	117,590
2009	110,202
2008	117,256
2007	120,790
2006	122,074
2005	121,511
2004	123,958
2003	121,457
2002	122,656
2001	125,816
2000	127,255
1999	135,903
1998	132,827
1997	129,028
1996	124,855
1995	124,041
1994	121,861
1993	116,736
1992	113,246
1991	113,076
1990	116,274

Rankings

US cities by employed residents 1706 places
Cities in Florida by employed residents 105 places

Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, St. Petersburg, 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: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, St. Petersburg, 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/employed-residents/st-petersburg-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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, St. Petersburg, 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/employed-residents/st-petersburg-fl.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, St. Petersburg, 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/employed-residents/st-petersburg-fl (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}},
  title = {{Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average: Employed residents, St. Petersburg, 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/employed-residents/st-petersburg-fl. Publisher attribution: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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What is the employed residents in St. Petersburg, FL?

Employed residents in St. Petersburg, FL was 143,196 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.7% from 2024. That is the 5th 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in St. Petersburg, FL?

146,584 in 2023, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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