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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 7, 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

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
391 Indian River Shores 19.1%
390 Carrabelle 19.8%
389 Longboat Key 20.7%
388 Hutchinson Island South 23.0%
387 Wabasso Beach 23.0%
386 South Bay 23.3%
385 Sun City Center 24.5%
384 Manasota Key 26.5%
383 Goodland 27.0%
382 Anna Maria 28.0%
381 The Meadows 28.2%
380 Citrus Hills 28.5%
379 Micco 29.0%
378 Englewood 30.1%
377 South Beach 30.3%
376 Pine Ridge 30.4%
375 Palm Beach 30.7%
374 Highland Beach 31.2%
373 Goulding 31.5%
372 Venice 31.6%
371 Grove City 31.9%
370 St Leo 32.5%
369 Zephyrhills West 33.1%
368 Punta Gorda 33.3%
367 Yankeetown 33.7%
…
344 Homosassa Springs 41.2%
343 De Leon Springs 41.5%
342 Matlacha 41.6%
341 North Fort Myers 41.6%
340 Juno Beach 41.8%
339 North Redington Beach 42.3%
338 Zephyrhills 42.7%
…

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.