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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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
23 Alachua County 137K
50 Baker County 11,848
27 Bay County 84,990
51 Bradford County 10,365
10 Brevard County 281K
2 Broward County 1M
61 Calhoun County 4,869
31 Charlotte County 67,163
33 Citrus County 50,119
25 Clay County 105K
18 Collier County 166K
40 Columbia County 27,333
49 DeSoto County 13,344
59 Dixie County 5,465
6 Duval County 496K
21 Escambia County 145K
34 Flagler County 47,744
63 Franklin County 4,307
45 Gadsden County 17,323
55 Gilchrist County 7,416
62 Glades County 4,393
60 Gulf County 5,448
65 Hamilton County 4,113
52 Hardee County 9,284
42 Hendry County 19,219
…
58 Jefferson County 6,378
66 Lafayette County 2,570
17 Lake County 169K
8 Lee County 337K
19 Leon County 155K
43 Levy County 17,514
67 Liberty County 2,544
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2019

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.