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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Labour force in Lee County

2000 – 2025 · 26 data points 8 of 67 · Regions of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Labour force, 2000 – 2025 people
+18% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Lee County 376K
Florida 11M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Lee County · 2000 – 2025
Latest value 375,672 · 2025
First value 209,511 · 2000
Highest 375,672 · 2025
Lowest 209,511 · 2000
Average change +2.4% a year on average
Data points 26

By year

All years · 2000 – 2025

YearLee CountyChange Florida
2025 375,672 +0.0% 11M
2024 375,549 +1.4% 11M
2023 370,395 +2.6% 11M
2022 361,000 +3.7% 11M
2021 348,127 +3.9% 10M
2020 335,144 −0.6% 10M
2019 337,076 +2.1% 10M
2018 330,086 +1.7% 10M
2017 324,617 +1.2% 10M
2016 320,709 +0.5% 9.8M
2015 319,006 +3.4% 9.6M
2014 308,547 +3.8% 9.5M
2013 297,360 +2.5% 9.4M
2012 290,075 +1.4% 9.3M
2011 286,177 +0.8% 9.3M
2010 283,878 +0.7% 9.2M
2009 281,944 −2.5% 9.2M
2008 289,190 −1.8% 9.3M
2007 294,403 +1.5% 9.3M
2006 289,988 +5.3% 9.1M
2005 275,435 +8.5% 8.8M
2004 253,861 +6.1% 8.5M
2003 239,311 +3.8% 8.3M
2002 230,460 +3.9% 8.2M
2001 221,752 +5.8% 8.1M
2000 209,511 7.9M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2000 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
23 Alachua County 129K
50 Baker County 11,162
27 Bay County 87,452
51 Bradford County 10,734
10 Brevard County 256K
2 Broward County 987K
61 Calhoun County 4,936
30 Charlotte County 67,593
33 Citrus County 47,769
25 Clay County 98,350
16 Collier County 164K
38 Columbia County 28,946
49 DeSoto County 13,365
59 Dixie County 5,581
7 Duval County 460K
20 Escambia County 138K
35 Flagler County 43,629
62 Franklin County 4,766
42 Gadsden County 18,195
57 Gilchrist County 6,493
64 Glades County 4,706
58 Gulf County 5,989
65 Hamilton County 4,518
52 Hardee County 10,081
47 Hendry County 15,086
…
60 Jefferson County 5,369
66 Lafayette County 3,201
19 Lake County 141K
8 Lee County 319K
18 Leon County 147K
46 Levy County 16,430
67 Liberty County 2,636
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2015

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.