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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 23, 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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
67 Liberty County 2,523
66 Lafayette County 2,670
65 Hamilton County 4,116
64 Union County 4,228
63 Franklin County 4,361
62 Glades County 4,403
61 Calhoun County 5,021
60 Dixie County 5,343
59 Gulf County 5,649
58 Jefferson County 6,332
57 Madison County 6,348
56 Taylor County 6,918
55 Gilchrist County 7,136
54 Holmes County 7,485
53 Washington County 8,852
52 Hardee County 9,830
51 Bradford County 10,784
50 Baker County 11,569
49 DeSoto County 13,252
48 Wakulla County 15,053
47 Okeechobee County 16,022
46 Gadsden County 16,914
45 Levy County 17,102
44 Suwannee County 17,283
43 Jackson County 17,643
…
11 Seminole County 251K
10 Brevard County 267K
9 Polk County 299K
8 Lee County 325K
7 Pinellas County 468K
6 Duval County 485K
5 Palm Beach County 711K
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.