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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Estero

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 340 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Estero · Lee County · Florida · United States · World
−0.1 pp since 2014
Estero 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
Estero
40.1%
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 Estero · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 40.1% · 2024
First value 39.2% · 2013
Highest 41.1% · 2023
Lowest 39.2% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearEsteroChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 40.1% −1.1 pp 53.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 41.1% +0.3 pp 53.2% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 40.8% +0.8 pp 53.1% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 40.0% +0.6 pp 53.3% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 39.3% −0.6 pp 53.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 39.9% −1.1 pp 52.6% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 41.0% +0.4 pp 52.7% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 40.6% +0.3 pp 52.8% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 40.3% −0.6 pp 52.8% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 41.0% +0.8 pp 53.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 40.1% +1.0 pp 53.6% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 39.2% 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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
386 Manasota Key 14.0%
385 Indian River Shores 17.3%
384 Chokoloskee 17.6%
383 Sun City Center 20.1%
382 South Bay 20.2%
381 Zephyrhills West 20.6%
380 Steinhatchee 23.5%
379 Longboat Key 24.0%
378 Hutchinson Island South 25.0%
377 Micco 27.5%
376 Citrus Hills 28.5%
375 Wabasso Beach 29.1%
374 St James City 29.2%
373 Homosassa 29.6%
372 The Meadows 29.8%
371 Carrabelle 29.9%
370 Venice 29.9%
369 Otter Creek 30.1%
368 Goulding 30.8%
367 Inverness 31.6%
366 St Leo 32.1%
365 Horseshoe Beach 32.7%
364 Fort Myers Beach 32.8%
363 Punta Gorda 33.1%
362 Daytona Beach Shores 33.4%
…
342 Crystal River 39.9%
341 South Beach 40.3%
340 Lecanto 40.4%
339 Estero 40.6%
338 North Weeki Wachee 41.0%
337 Butler Beach 41.0%
336 Cross City 42.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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.