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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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
67 Liberty County 2,557
66 Lafayette County 2,705
65 Union County 4,246
64 Glades County 4,294
63 Franklin County 4,418
62 Hamilton County 4,487
61 Calhoun County 5,068
60 Dixie County 5,311
59 Gulf County 5,708
58 Jefferson County 6,279
57 Madison County 6,340
56 Taylor County 7,015
55 Gilchrist County 7,118
54 Holmes County 7,365
53 Washington County 8,917
52 Hardee County 10,129
51 Bradford County 10,446
50 Baker County 11,496
49 DeSoto County 12,753
48 Wakulla County 14,904
47 Okeechobee County 16,019
46 Levy County 17,106
45 Gadsden County 17,225
44 Suwannee County 17,234
43 Jackson County 17,787
…
11 Seminole County 247K
10 Brevard County 261K
9 Polk County 294K
8 Lee County 321K
7 Pinellas County 461K
6 Duval County 476K
5 Palm Beach County 703K
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2016

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.