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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in St James City

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 374 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 6, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · St James City · Lee County · Florida · United States · World
−4.8 pp since 2014
St James City 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
St James City
30.5%
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 St James City · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 30.5% · 2024
First value 37.3% · 2013
Highest 37.4% · 2022
Lowest 28.8% · 2019
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearSt James CityChange Lee CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 30.5% −5.4 pp 53.6% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 35.9% −1.6 pp 53.2% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 37.4% +0.4 pp 53.1% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 37.1% +0.6 pp 53.3% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 36.4% +7.6 pp 53.3% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 28.8% −0.2 pp 52.6% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 29.0% −0.3 pp 52.7% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 29.2% −4.7 pp 52.8% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 34.0% −1.3 pp 52.8% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 35.2% −0.1 pp 53.0% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 35.3% −2.0 pp 53.6% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 37.3% 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

2013 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
257 Alva 53.2%
335 Anna Maria 43.1%
189 Apalachicola 58.9%
111 Apollo Beach 64.5%
113 Atlantic Beach 64.2%
302 Atlantis 48.4%
253 Aventura 53.7%
233 Bagdad 55.5%
331 Bal Harbour 44.3%
187 Baldwin 59.1%
107 Bay Harbor Islands 64.7%
239 Bay Pines 55.1%
329 Bayonet Point 44.5%
252 Bayshore Gardens 54.0%
106 Bell 64.7%
180 Belle Glade 59.5%
258 Belleair 53.2%
334 Belleair Beach 43.6%
311 Belleair Bluffs 47.3%
91 Bellview 65.8%
321 Beverly Hills 45.5%
191 Big Pine Key 58.8%
13 Biscayne Park 72.4%
48 Bloomingdale 68.4%
144 Boca Raton 62.2%
…
282 Spring Hill 50.6%
90 St Augustine Beach 65.8%
340 St George Island 40.3%
355 St James City 37.3%
296 St Leo 49.2%
224 St Pete Beach 56.0%
182 St. Augustine 59.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013

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.