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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Fort Myers

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 212 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 7, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Myers · Lee County · Florida · United States · World
+3.8 pp since 2014
Fort Myers 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
56.8%
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 · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 56.8% · 2024
First value 54.3% · 2013
Highest 56.8% · 2024
Lowest 53.1% · 2014
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort MyersChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 56.8% +1.1 pp 53.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 55.7% +0.6 pp 53.2% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 55.1% −0.0 pp 53.1% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 55.1% +0.1 pp 53.3% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 54.9% +0.1 pp 53.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 54.9% −0.8 pp 52.6% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 55.6% +0.0 pp 52.7% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 55.6% +1.4 pp 52.8% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 54.2% −0.4 pp 52.8% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 54.5% +1.5 pp 53.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 53.1% −1.3 pp 53.6% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 54.3% 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

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
275 Alva 51.0%
341 Anna Maria 40.1%
118 Apalachicola 63.4%
105 Apollo Beach 64.5%
86 Atlantic Beach 65.6%
331 Atlantis 42.9%
243 Aventura 53.4%
255 Bagdad 52.6%
282 Bal Harbour 49.7%
141 Baldwin 61.9%
116 Bay Harbor Islands 63.6%
251 Bay Pines 52.9%
330 Bayonet Point 43.1%
224 Bayshore Gardens 55.9%
107 Bell 64.4%
155 Belle Glade 61.0%
216 Belleair 56.4%
328 Belleair Beach 43.4%
316 Belleair Bluffs 45.9%
117 Bellview 63.5%
329 Beverly Hills 43.4%
167 Big Pine Key 60.2%
66 Biscayne Park 66.6%
44 Bloomingdale 68.3%
137 Boca Raton 62.2%
…
228 Florida Ridge 55.2%
238 Fort Denaud 53.8%
88 Fort Lauderdale 65.5%
248 Fort Myers 53.1%
352 Fort Myers Beach 38.5%
254 Fort Pierce 52.7%
89 Fort Walton Beach 65.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2014

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.