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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 4, 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
291 Alva 49.1%
387 Anna Maria 23.8%
280 Apalachicola 51.0%
101 Apollo Beach 64.2%
163 Atlantic Beach 60.9%
276 Atlantis 51.5%
264 Ave Maria 52.6%
232 Aventura 55.2%
94 Bagdad 64.9%
277 Bal Harbour 51.3%
176 Baldwin 59.5%
14 Bay Harbor Islands 72.6%
288 Bay Pines 49.8%
321 Bayonet Point 45.6%
237 Bayshore Gardens 54.5%
100 Bell 64.5%
157 Belle Glade 61.5%
268 Belleair 52.4%
298 Belleair Beach 48.0%
230 Belleair Bluffs 55.3%
149 Bellview 61.8%
307 Beverly Hills 47.3%
202 Big Pine Key 57.2%
134 Biscayne Park 62.5%
97 Bloomingdale 64.7%
…
57 Ruskin 66.7%
132 Safety Harbor 62.5%
126 San Antonio 62.8%
362 Sanibel 33.2%
254 Sarasota 53.1%
113 Satellite Beach 63.6%
246 Sawgrass 53.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2022

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.