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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
2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Unemployment rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | Key West | 1.9% | |
| 81 | Miami Lakes | 2.2% | |
| 80 | Doral | 2.2% | |
| 79 | Weston | 2.4% | |
| 78 | Miami Beach | 2.4% | |
| 77 | Jupiter | 2.4% | |
| 76 | Rockledge | 2.5% | |
| 75 | Parkland | 2.5% | |
| 74 | Palm Springs | 2.5% | |
| 73 | Miami | 2.5% | |
| 72 | Davie | 2.5% | |
| 71 | Cutler Bay | 2.5% | |
| 70 | Cooper City | 2.5% | |
| 69 | Pinellas Park | 2.6% | |
| 68 | Palm Beach Gardens | 2.6% | |
| 67 | Hialeah | 2.6% | |
| 66 | Crestview | 2.6% | |
| 65 | Coral Gables | 2.6% | |
| 64 | West Melbourne | 2.7% | |
| 63 | Wellington | 2.7% | |
| 62 | St. Petersburg | 2.7% | |
| 61 | Royal Palm Beach | 2.7% | |
| 60 | Plantation | 2.7% | |
| 59 | Oakland Park | 2.7% | |
| 58 | Largo | 2.7% | |
| … | |||
| 13 | North Miami | 3.4% | |
| 12 | Sebastian | 3.5% | |
| 11 | Fort Myers | 3.5% | |
| 10 | Estero | 3.5% | |
| 9 | Deltona | 3.5% | |
| 8 | DeLand | 3.6% | |
| 7 | Riviera Beach | 3.8% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2022
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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