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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 8, 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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
295 Alva 48.7%
383 Anna Maria 26.4%
189 Apalachicola 58.9%
95 Apollo Beach 65.0%
177 Atlantic Beach 59.8%
277 Atlantis 51.0%
310 Ave Maria 47.2%
222 Aventura 56.3%
199 Bagdad 58.1%
253 Bal Harbour 53.7%
193 Baldwin 58.7%
13 Bay Harbor Islands 72.0%
302 Bay Pines 48.3%
317 Bayonet Point 45.3%
220 Bayshore Gardens 56.4%
46 Bell 67.9%
124 Belle Glade 63.4%
268 Belleair 51.6%
289 Belleair Beach 49.7%
224 Belleair Bluffs 56.0%
126 Bellview 63.3%
308 Beverly Hills 47.4%
226 Big Pine Key 56.0%
45 Biscayne Park 68.0%
138 Bloomingdale 62.9%
…
208 Florida Ridge 57.3%
360 Fort Denaud 33.7%
90 Fort Lauderdale 65.3%
230 Fort Myers 55.7%
349 Fort Myers Beach 35.2%
234 Fort Pierce 55.2%
41 Fort Walton Beach 68.3%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.