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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 23, 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

2018 · 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
17 Alachua County 132K
49 Baker County 7,618
24 Bay County 77,736
51 Bradford County 6,635
10 Brevard County 215K
3 Broward County 812K
62 Calhoun County 2,859
30 Charlotte County 47,548
34 Citrus County 32,471
29 Clay County 52,105
15 Collier County 148K
38 Columbia County 24,226
48 DeSoto County 8,945
63 Dixie County 2,637
6 Duval County 514K
16 Escambia County 136K
39 Flagler County 23,781
58 Franklin County 3,376
43 Gadsden County 13,584
57 Gilchrist County 3,382
65 Glades County 1,845
56 Gulf County 3,654
61 Hamilton County 3,031
50 Hardee County 7,072
44 Hendry County 11,856
…
64 Jefferson County 2,526
67 Lafayette County 1,300
21 Lake County 98,705
8 Lee County 262K
14 Leon County 151K
47 Levy County 9,042
66 Liberty County 1,837
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2018

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.