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Unemployment rate in Estero

2015 – 2025 · 11 data points 6 of 83 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

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

Unemployment rate, 2015 – 2025 percent · Estero · Lee County · Florida · United States · World
−1.2 pp since 2015
Estero Lee County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015 – 2025

Compared with Unemployment rate · percent
Estero
4.7%
Lee County
4.3%
Florida
3.9%
United States
3.6% · 2023
World
4.8%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Estero · 2015 – 2025
Latest value 4.7% · 2025
First value 5.9% · 2015
Highest 7.5% · 2020
Lowest 3.5% · 2019
Data points 11

By year

All years · 2015 – 2025

YearEsteroChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2025 4.7% +0.9 pp 4.3% 3.9% — 4.8%
2024 3.8% +0.2 pp 3.5% 3.4% — 4.8%
2023 3.6% +0.1 pp 3.3% 2.9% 3.6% 4.8%
2022 3.5% −0.6 pp 3.4% 3.0% 3.7% 5.2%
2021 4.1% −3.4 pp 4.4% 4.7% 5.4% 6.0%
2020 7.5% +4.0 pp 7.8% 8.0% 8.1% 6.6%
2019 3.5% −0.5 pp 3.3% 3.2% 3.7% 5.6%
2018 4.0% −0.5 pp 3.6% 3.6% 3.9% 5.8%
2017 4.5% −0.6 pp 4.2% 4.3% 4.4% 5.9%
2016 5.1% −0.8 pp 4.7% 4.9% 4.9% 6.0%
2015 5.9% 5.2% 5.5% 5.3% 6.0%

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015 – 2025

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryUnemployment rate
1 Fort Pierce 5.8%
2 Venice 5.6%
3 Daytona Beach 5.4%
4 DeLand 5.0%
5 Sebastian 4.9%
6 Estero 4.7%
7 Palm Coast 4.7%
8 Riviera Beach 4.6%
9 Deltona 4.5%
10 Fort Myers 4.4%
11 Lauderhill 4.4%
12 New Smyrna Beach 4.4%
13 Titusville 4.4%
14 Bonita Springs 4.3%
15 Bradenton 4.3%
16 Lauderdale Lakes 4.3%
17 North Port 4.3%
18 Ormond Beach 4.3%
19 Palm Bay 4.3%
20 Port St. Lucie 4.3%
21 Boca Raton 4.2%
22 Jacksonville 4.2%
23 Panama City 4.2%
24 Tarpon Springs 4.2%
25 Temple Terrace 4.2%
…

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

What it means

The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.

How it is calculated

Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.