Jobs in Lee County
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
By year
All years · 2014 – 2025
| Year | Lee County | Change | Florida | United 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
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Jobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Lafayette County | 1,384 | |
| 66 | Liberty County | 1,880 | |
| 65 | Glades County | 2,007 | |
| 64 | Jefferson County | 2,483 | |
| 63 | Dixie County | 2,715 | |
| 62 | Calhoun County | 2,858 | |
| 61 | Hamilton County | 3,078 | |
| 60 | Franklin County | 3,312 | |
| 59 | Union County | 3,370 | |
| 58 | Holmes County | 3,433 | |
| 57 | Gilchrist County | 3,562 | |
| 56 | Gulf County | 3,631 | |
| 55 | Madison County | 4,503 | |
| 54 | Wakulla County | 5,918 | |
| 53 | Washington County | 6,097 | |
| 52 | Bradford County | 6,389 | |
| 51 | Taylor County | 6,417 | |
| 50 | Hardee County | 6,772 | |
| 49 | Baker County | 7,587 | |
| 48 | Levy County | 8,864 | |
| 47 | DeSoto County | 9,283 | |
| 46 | Suwannee County | 11,464 | |
| 45 | Okeechobee County | 11,509 | |
| 44 | Hendry County | 11,852 | |
| 43 | Jackson County | 14,521 | |
| … | |||
| 11 | Seminole County | 201K | |
| 10 | Brevard County | 222K | |
| 9 | Polk County | 228K | |
| 8 | Lee County | 269K | |
| 7 | Pinellas County | 440K | |
| 6 | Duval County | 525K | |
| 5 | Palm Beach County | 616K | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2019
The number of people working at local workplaces.
Employment counted where people work (employers' records or regional accounts), annual average or year-end.
Economy & jobs
Statistics: Lee County