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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Fort Myers Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 353 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Myers Beach · Lee County · Florida · United States · World
−2.9 pp since 2014
Fort Myers Beach Lee County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Labour force participation · percent
Fort Myers Beach
35.5%
Lee County
53.6%
Florida
59.8%
World
61.0% · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Fort Myers Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 35.5% · 2024
First value 39.1% · 2013
Highest 39.1% · 2013
Lowest 31.6% · 2018
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Myers BeachChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 35.5% +0.3 pp 53.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 35.2% +1.2 pp 53.2% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 34.0% −2.5 pp 53.1% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 36.5% −1.4 pp 53.3% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 37.9% +5.4 pp 53.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 32.5% +0.9 pp 52.6% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 31.6% −1.2 pp 52.7% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 32.8% −1.1 pp 52.8% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 33.9% −0.1 pp 52.8% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 34.0% −4.5 pp 53.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 38.5% −0.6 pp 53.6% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 39.1% 54.5% 60.1% — 62.0%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
250 Alva 54.3%
382 Anna Maria 28.0%
254 Apalachicola 53.8%
79 Apollo Beach 65.7%
104 Atlantic Beach 64.6%
281 Atlantis 50.9%
206 Ave Maria 57.1%
205 Aventura 57.2%
188 Bagdad 58.2%
322 Bal Harbour 46.2%
164 Baldwin 60.2%
6 Bay Harbor Islands 77.0%
286 Bay Pines 50.5%
318 Bayonet Point 46.6%
239 Bayshore Gardens 54.8%
148 Bell 61.6%
183 Belle Glade 58.4%
252 Belleair 53.9%
300 Belleair Beach 48.7%
271 Belleair Bluffs 52.1%
157 Bellview 60.6%
315 Beverly Hills 47.0%
220 Big Pine Key 55.9%
30 Biscayne Park 70.0%
87 Bloomingdale 65.1%
…
297 Fort Denaud 49.1%
99 Fort Lauderdale 64.7%
232 Fort Myers 55.1%
360 Fort Myers Beach 36.5%
209 Fort Pierce 56.7%
81 Fort Walton Beach 65.6%
154 Freeport 60.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

What it means

The share of adults who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed people aged 15 and over (16 in the US) divided by the population of that age.