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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
250 Alva 54.3%
382 Anna Maria 28.0%
254 Apalachicola 53.8%
79 Apollo Beach 65.7%
104 Atlantic Beach 64.6%
281 Atlantis 50.9%
206 Ave Maria 57.1%
205 Aventura 57.2%
188 Bagdad 58.2%
322 Bal Harbour 46.2%
164 Baldwin 60.2%
6 Bay Harbor Islands 77.0%
286 Bay Pines 50.5%
318 Bayonet Point 46.6%
239 Bayshore Gardens 54.8%
148 Bell 61.6%
183 Belle Glade 58.4%
252 Belleair 53.9%
300 Belleair Beach 48.7%
271 Belleair Bluffs 52.1%
157 Bellview 60.6%
315 Beverly Hills 47.0%
220 Big Pine Key 55.9%
30 Biscayne Park 70.0%
87 Bloomingdale 65.1%
…
208 Nocatee 56.9%
159 Nokomis 60.5%
3 North Bay Village 78.4%
341 North Fort Myers 41.6%
11 North Lauderdale 73.9%
105 North Miami 64.5%
57 North Miami Beach 67.2%
…

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.