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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Lehigh Acres

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 134 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 2, 2026

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

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Lehigh Acres · Lee County · Florida · United States · World
−0.1 pp since 2014
Lehigh Acres 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
Lehigh Acres
63.0%
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 Lehigh Acres · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 63.0% · 2024
First value 64.1% · 2013
Highest 64.1% · 2013
Lowest 61.4% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearLehigh AcresChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 63.0% +0.9 pp 53.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 62.1% −0.9 pp 53.2% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 63.0% +0.3 pp 53.1% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 62.8% −1.1 pp 53.3% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 63.8% +1.7 pp 53.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 62.2% −0.2 pp 52.6% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 62.4% +0.9 pp 52.7% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 61.4% −0.4 pp 52.8% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 61.8% −0.6 pp 52.8% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 62.4% −0.6 pp 53.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 63.0% −1.0 pp 53.6% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 64.1% 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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
386 Manasota Key 14.0%
385 Indian River Shores 17.3%
384 Chokoloskee 17.6%
383 Sun City Center 20.1%
382 South Bay 20.2%
381 Zephyrhills West 20.6%
380 Steinhatchee 23.5%
379 Longboat Key 24.0%
378 Hutchinson Island South 25.0%
377 Micco 27.5%
376 Citrus Hills 28.5%
375 Wabasso Beach 29.1%
374 St James City 29.2%
373 Homosassa 29.6%
372 The Meadows 29.8%
371 Carrabelle 29.9%
370 Venice 29.9%
369 Otter Creek 30.1%
368 Goulding 30.8%
367 Inverness 31.6%
366 St Leo 32.1%
365 Horseshoe Beach 32.7%
364 Fort Myers Beach 32.8%
363 Punta Gorda 33.1%
362 Daytona Beach Shores 33.4%
…
146 Coral Gables 61.4%
145 Shalimar 61.4%
144 Delray Beach 61.4%
143 Lehigh Acres 61.4%
142 Yulee 61.6%
141 Seville 61.6%
140 Marathon 61.6%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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.