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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
391 Steinhatchee 12.5%
390 Carrabelle 19.3%
389 Longboat Key 19.7%
388 Indian River Shores 20.4%
387 South Bay 21.3%
386 Manasota Key 21.5%
385 Hutchinson Island South 21.8%
384 Sun City Center 23.4%
383 Goodland 25.2%
382 Citrus Hills 26.4%
381 Bokeelia 26.8%
380 The Meadows 27.4%
379 Wabasso Beach 28.5%
378 Zephyrhills West 28.8%
377 Pine Ridge 28.9%
376 South Beach 29.0%
375 Micco 29.7%
374 Englewood 29.7%
373 Homosassa 30.3%
372 Venice 31.2%
371 Punta Gorda 31.5%
370 Anna Maria 31.7%
369 Goulding 31.8%
368 Crystal River 31.8%
367 Highland Beach 33.0%
…
361 Inverness 35.4%
360 Marco Island 35.5%
359 Lecanto 35.5%
358 Sanibel 36.3%
357 St James City 36.4%
356 Holmes Beach 36.5%
355 Hernando 36.6%
…

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.