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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Sanibel

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 359 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 · Sanibel · Lee County · Florida · United States · World
−5.3 pp since 2014
Sanibel 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
Sanibel
34.0%
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 Sanibel · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 34.0% · 2024
First value 37.5% · 2013
Highest 39.4% · 2014
Lowest 33.2% · 2022
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSanibelChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 34.0% +0.0 pp 53.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 34.0% +0.9 pp 53.2% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 33.2% −3.6 pp 53.1% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 36.8% +0.5 pp 53.3% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 36.3% −1.1 pp 53.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 37.3% +0.7 pp 52.6% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 36.6% +0.4 pp 52.7% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 36.2% −1.3 pp 52.8% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 37.5% −1.5 pp 52.8% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 38.9% −0.4 pp 53.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 39.4% +1.9 pp 53.6% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 37.5% 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%
…
354 Goodland 36.1%
353 North Fort Myers 36.5%
352 Pineland 36.6%
351 Sanibel 36.6%
350 Hernando Beach 37.1%
349 Highland Beach 37.4%
348 Ponce Inlet 37.4%
…

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.