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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 7, 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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
295 Alva 48.7%
383 Anna Maria 26.4%
189 Apalachicola 58.9%
95 Apollo Beach 65.0%
177 Atlantic Beach 59.8%
277 Atlantis 51.0%
310 Ave Maria 47.2%
222 Aventura 56.3%
199 Bagdad 58.1%
253 Bal Harbour 53.7%
193 Baldwin 58.7%
13 Bay Harbor Islands 72.0%
302 Bay Pines 48.3%
317 Bayonet Point 45.3%
220 Bayshore Gardens 56.4%
46 Bell 67.9%
124 Belle Glade 63.4%
268 Belleair 51.6%
289 Belleair Beach 49.7%
224 Belleair Bluffs 56.0%
126 Bellview 63.3%
308 Beverly Hills 47.4%
226 Big Pine Key 56.0%
45 Biscayne Park 68.0%
138 Bloomingdale 62.9%
…
250 Spring Hill 53.9%
265 St Augustine Beach 52.1%
300 St George Island 48.3%
347 St James City 35.9%
337 St Leo 40.5%
324 St Pete Beach 44.1%
211 St. Augustine 56.9%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.