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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Cape Coral

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 203 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Cape Coral · Lee County · Florida · United States · World
−1.6 pp since 2014
Cape Coral Lee 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
Cape Coral
57.9%
Lee County
53.6%
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 Cape Coral · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 57.9% · 2024
First value 60.5% · 2013
Highest 60.5% · 2013
Lowest 57.5% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearCape CoralChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 57.9% +0.1 pp 53.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 57.8% −0.3 pp 53.2% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 58.0% −0.2 pp 53.1% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 58.2% +0.2 pp 53.3% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 58.0% −0.2 pp 53.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 58.2% +0.7 pp 52.6% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 57.6% +0.0 pp 52.7% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 57.5% −0.9 pp 52.8% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 58.5% −0.2 pp 52.8% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 58.7% −0.8 pp 53.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 59.5% −1.0 pp 53.6% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 60.5% 54.5% 60.1% — 62.0%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
295 Alva 48.7%
383 Anna Maria 26.4%
189 Apalachicola 58.9%
95 Apollo Beach 65.0%
177 Atlantic Beach 59.8%
277 Atlantis 51.0%
310 Ave Maria 47.2%
222 Aventura 56.3%
199 Bagdad 58.1%
253 Bal Harbour 53.7%
193 Baldwin 58.7%
13 Bay Harbor Islands 72.0%
302 Bay Pines 48.3%
317 Bayonet Point 45.3%
220 Bayshore Gardens 56.4%
46 Bell 67.9%
124 Belle Glade 63.4%
268 Belleair 51.6%
289 Belleair Beach 49.7%
224 Belleair Bluffs 56.0%
126 Bellview 63.3%
308 Beverly Hills 47.4%
226 Big Pine Key 56.0%
45 Biscayne Park 68.0%
138 Bloomingdale 62.9%
…
64 Callaway 66.7%
2 Canal Point 81.1%
240 Cape Canaveral 54.9%
201 Cape Coral 57.8%
391 Captiva 15.5%
382 Carrabelle 27.1%
65 Carrollwood 66.7%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.