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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Jobs in Lee County

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points 8 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · Lee County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2025 301,860 +0.9% since 2024
Regions of Florida · 2025 8 of 67 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +26% +2.7% a year on average
share of Florida 3.04% Florida: 9,914,411 · 2025
Jobs, 2014 – 2025 number
+26% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Compared with Jobs · number
Lee County 302K
Florida 9.9M
United States 156M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

The series at a glance Lee County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value 301,860 · 2025
First value 226,047 · 2014
Highest 301,860 · 2025
Lowest 226,047 · 2014
Average change +2.7% a year on average
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2014 – 2025

YearLee CountyChange FloridaUnited States
2025 301,860 +0.9% 9.9M 156M
2024 299,283 +1.9% 9.8M 155M
2023 293,572 +2.9% 9.7M 153M
2022 285,203 +4.1% 9.4M 150M
2021 273,938 +6.1% 8.9M 144M
2020 258,107 −4.0% 8.4M 139M
2019 268,846 +2.7% 8.9M 148M
2018 261,782 +2.6% 8.7M 146M
2017 255,183 +1.8% 8.5M 144M
2016 250,630 +4.4% 8.3M 142M
2015 240,175 +6.3% 8M 139M
2014 226,047 7.8M 137M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryJobs
1 Miami-Dade County 1.3M
2 Orange County 954K
3 Broward County 864K
4 Hillsborough County 796K
5 Palm Beach County 671K
6 Duval County 561K
7 Pinellas County 441K
8 Lee County 302K
9 Polk County 265K
10 Brevard County 244K
11 Seminole County 214K
12 Sarasota County 194K
13 Volusia County 189K
14 Collier County 172K
15 Leon County 165K
16 Pasco County 150K
17 Escambia County 147K
18 Manatee County 146K
19 Alachua County 141K
20 Marion County 122K
21 Lake County 119K
22 Osceola County 118K
23 St. Johns County 101K
24 St. Lucie County 92,116
25 Okaloosa County 89,542
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2025

What it means

The number of people working at local workplaces.

How it is calculated

Employment counted where people work (employers' records or regional accounts), annual average or year-end.