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Statistics · City
Labour force in Estero
2015 – 2025 · 11 data points
77 of 83 · Towns of Florida
Updated Oct 23, 2026
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
0
5,000
10K
15K
2015
2018
2020
2022
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015 – 2025
Compared with Labour force · people
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
| Year | Estero | Change | Lee County | Florida |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Labour force | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville | 466K | |
| 2 | Miami | 225K | |
| 3 | Tampa | 201K | |
| 4 | St. Petersburg | 140K | |
| 5 | Hialeah | 106K | |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale | 98,864 | |
| 7 | Port St. Lucie | 96,234 | |
| 8 | Cape Coral | 92,657 | |
| 9 | Pembroke Pines | 86,942 | |
| 10 | Hollywood | 82,593 | |
| 11 | Miramar | 75,616 | |
| 12 | Coral Springs | 69,473 | |
| 13 | West Palm Beach | 60,452 | |
| 14 | Clearwater | 57,202 | |
| 15 | Palm Bay | 56,469 | |
| 16 | Davie | 56,358 | |
| 17 | Pompano Beach | 55,640 | |
| 18 | Sunrise | 51,599 | |
| 19 | Plantation | 49,914 | |
| 20 | Miami Gardens | 48,931 | |
| 21 | Boca Raton | 45,521 | |
| 22 | Deltona | 44,571 | |
| 23 | Miami Beach | 44,022 | |
| 24 | Boynton Beach | 42,709 | |
| 25 | Deerfield Beach | 42,004 | |
| … | |||
| 73 | Rockledge | 14,282 | |
| 74 | Temple Terrace | 14,262 | |
| 75 | Palm Springs | 14,213 | |
| 76 | Estero | 13,575 | |
| 77 | West Melbourne | 12,797 | |
| 78 | New Smyrna Beach | 12,499 | |
| 79 | Crestview | 11,838 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020
What it means
Residents who work or are looking for work.
How it is calculated
Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.
Economy & jobs
Estero in numbers
GDP per person
$73,879
2024 · Florida
GDP per person (PPP)
$73,879
2024 · Florida
Gross domestic product
$54B
2024 · Lee County
Economic growth
3.4%
2024 · Lee County
Inflation
2.9%
2024 · United States
Unemployment rate
4.7%
2025
Unemployment rate, latest month
5.6%
Aug 2026
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025 · United States
Employment rate
68.2%
2024 · Florida
Labour force participation
40.1%
2024
Household income per person
$64,167
2024 · Florida
Median household income
$104K
2024