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Economy & jobs Statistics · City

Labour force in Estero

2015 – 2025 · 11 data points 77 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026
Economy & jobs · Estero Lee County Florida

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015 – 2025

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2025 14,141 +0.1% since 2024
Towns of Florida · 2025 77 of 83 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +22% +2.0% a year on average
share of Lee County 3.76% Lee County: 375,672 · 2025
Labour force, 2015 – 2025 people
+22% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Estero 14,141
Lee County 376K
Florida 11M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Estero · 2015 – 2025
Latest value 14,141 · 2025
First value 11,595 · 2015
Highest 14,175 · 2023
Lowest 11,595 · 2015
Average change +2.0% a year on average
Data points 11

By year

All years · 2015 – 2025

YearEsteroChange Lee CountyFlorida
2025 14,141 +0.1% 376K 11M
2024 14,122 −0.4% 376K 11M
2023 14,175 +1.7% 370K 11M
2022 13,939 +1.0% 361K 11M
2021 13,797 +1.6% 348K 10M
2020 13,575 −2.4% 335K 10M
2019 13,909 +1.1% 337K 10M
2018 13,753 +0.8% 330K 10M
2017 13,646 +0.2% 325K 10M
2016 13,617 +17% 321K 9.8M
2015 11,595 319K 9.6M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLabour force
1 Jacksonville 459K
2 Miami 228K
3 Tampa 194K
4 St. Petersburg 135K
5 Hialeah 114K
6 Fort Lauderdale 96,360
7 Port St. Lucie 88,368
8 Cape Coral 87,673
9 Pembroke Pines 86,627
10 Hollywood 82,246
11 Miramar 76,028
12 Coral Springs 70,883
13 West Palm Beach 60,629
14 Davie 56,861
15 Clearwater 56,331
16 Pompano Beach 55,020
17 Palm Bay 53,230
18 Miami Gardens 52,008
19 Sunrise 51,882
20 Plantation 49,507
21 Miami Beach 47,517
22 Boca Raton 46,072
23 Deltona 44,721
24 Deerfield Beach 42,254
25 Boynton Beach 42,245
…
71 Parkland 14,545
72 Temple Terrace 14,442
73 DeLand 14,390
74 Estero 13,646
75 Rockledge 13,596
76 New Smyrna Beach 12,185
77 Tarpon Springs 11,167
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.