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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in North Fort Myers

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 339 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 · North Fort Myers · Lee County · Florida · United States · World
+4.0 pp since 2014
North 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
North Fort Myers
40.7%
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 North Fort Myers · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 40.7% · 2024
First value 38.2% · 2013
Highest 41.6% · 2021
Lowest 36.3% · 2016
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearNorth Fort MyersChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 40.7% +0.8 pp 53.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 39.8% +0.1 pp 53.2% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 39.8% −1.9 pp 53.1% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 41.6% +2.2 pp 53.3% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 39.4% +0.9 pp 53.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 38.5% +1.9 pp 52.6% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 36.5% +0.2 pp 52.7% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 36.4% +0.1 pp 52.8% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 36.3% −0.0 pp 52.8% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 36.3% −0.4 pp 53.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 36.7% −1.5 pp 53.6% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 38.2% 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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
386 Manasota Key 11.5%
385 Indian River Shores 19.3%
384 South Bay 19.4%
383 Steinhatchee 20.8%
382 St Leo 21.2%
381 Sun City Center 21.9%
380 Longboat Key 23.6%
379 Hutchinson Island South 25.0%
378 Carrabelle 25.5%
377 Citrus Hills 25.5%
376 Zephyrhills West 25.6%
375 The Meadows 26.9%
374 Micco 27.7%
373 Wabasso Beach 27.7%
372 Goulding 28.4%
371 St James City 29.0%
370 Venice 30.5%
369 Homosassa 30.7%
368 Punta Gorda 30.9%
367 Fort Myers Beach 31.6%
366 Inverness 33.2%
365 South Pasadena 33.5%
364 Palm Beach 34.0%
363 Daytona Beach Shores 34.0%
362 Englewood 34.1%
…
356 South Beach 35.8%
355 Lecanto 36.0%
354 Goodland 36.1%
353 North Fort Myers 36.5%
352 Pineland 36.6%
351 Sanibel 36.6%
350 Hernando Beach 37.1%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2018

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.