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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

2023 · 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 495K
2 Miami 259K
3 Tampa 216K
4 St. Petersburg 151K
5 Hialeah 118K
6 Port St. Lucie 114K
7 Cape Coral 108K
8 Fort Lauderdale 104K
9 Pembroke Pines 92,412
10 Hollywood 87,072
11 Miramar 82,180
12 Coral Springs 74,343
13 West Palm Beach 67,504
14 Palm Bay 64,845
15 Davie 61,470
16 Clearwater 60,662
17 Pompano Beach 59,179
18 Plantation 55,710
19 Sunrise 54,236
20 Miami Gardens 53,132
21 Boca Raton 49,736
22 Deltona 47,745
23 Miami Beach 47,236
24 Boynton Beach 45,266
25 Deerfield Beach 44,683
…
74 Palm Springs 15,345
75 Temple Terrace 14,875
76 West Melbourne 14,430
77 Estero 14,175
78 New Smyrna Beach 13,811
79 Crestview 13,134
80 Tarpon Springs 12,489
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.