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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
199 Alva 57.5%
370 Anna Maria 31.7%
270 Apalachicola 51.6%
84 Apollo Beach 65.3%
115 Atlantic Beach 63.7%
291 Atlantis 49.9%
311 Ave Maria 47.2%
221 Aventura 55.4%
173 Bagdad 59.0%
326 Bal Harbour 44.7%
104 Baldwin 64.2%
7 Bay Harbor Islands 75.0%
312 Bay Pines 46.9%
308 Bayonet Point 47.9%
251 Bayshore Gardens 53.5%
194 Bell 57.7%
250 Belle Glade 53.6%
274 Belleair 51.4%
320 Belleair Beach 45.6%
265 Belleair Bluffs 52.1%
162 Bellview 59.8%
316 Beverly Hills 46.0%
179 Big Pine Key 58.7%
13 Biscayne Park 71.3%
97 Bloomingdale 64.6%
…
184 Nocatee 58.3%
146 Nokomis 61.3%
4 North Bay Village 80.8%
345 North Fort Myers 39.4%
10 North Lauderdale 73.1%
94 North Miami 64.8%
52 North Miami Beach 66.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

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.