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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 5, 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

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%
…
227 Florida Ridge 55.4%
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%
…

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.