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Unemployment rate in Estero
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015 – 2025
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators
By year
All years · 2015 – 2025
| Year | Estero | Change | Lee County | Florida | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Coral Gables | 4.8% | |
| 81 | Miami Lakes | 5.3% | |
| 80 | Parkland | 5.5% | |
| 79 | Crestview | 5.7% | |
| 78 | West Melbourne | 5.8% | |
| 77 | Doral | 5.8% | |
| 76 | Jupiter | 5.9% | |
| 75 | Plant City | 6.3% | |
| 74 | Cutler Bay | 6.4% | |
| 73 | Weston | 6.5% | |
| 72 | Rockledge | 6.5% | |
| 71 | Aventura | 6.6% | |
| 70 | Pensacola | 6.7% | |
| 69 | Palm Beach Gardens | 6.7% | |
| 68 | Cooper City | 6.7% | |
| 67 | Wellington | 6.8% | |
| 66 | Panama City | 6.9% | |
| 65 | Dunedin | 7.0% | |
| 64 | Palm Springs | 7.1% | |
| 63 | Ormond Beach | 7.1% | |
| 62 | North Port | 7.1% | |
| 61 | Melbourne | 7.1% | |
| 60 | Jacksonville | 7.1% | |
| 59 | Largo | 7.2% | |
| 58 | Homestead | 7.2% | |
| … | |||
| 51 | Davie | 7.4% | |
| 50 | Clearwater | 7.4% | |
| 49 | Port St. Lucie | 7.5% | |
| 48 | Estero | 7.5% | |
| 47 | Tarpon Springs | 7.6% | |
| 46 | Royal Palm Beach | 7.6% | |
| 45 | Cape Coral | 7.6% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020
The share of people who want a job and are looking for one but do not have one.
Unemployed people divided by the labour force (employed plus unemployed), following the international definition; annual average.
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