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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
67 Liberty County 2,492
66 Lafayette County 2,539
65 Hamilton County 4,036
64 Union County 4,063
63 Glades County 4,139
62 Franklin County 4,331
61 Calhoun County 4,819
60 Dixie County 5,456
59 Gulf County 5,601
58 Jefferson County 6,149
57 Taylor County 6,477
56 Madison County 6,593
55 Gilchrist County 7,141
54 Holmes County 7,336
53 Washington County 9,054
52 Hardee County 9,390
51 Bradford County 10,207
50 Baker County 11,441
49 DeSoto County 13,560
48 Okeechobee County 14,989
47 Wakulla County 15,459
46 Suwannee County 16,709
45 Gadsden County 16,930
44 Levy County 17,107
43 Jackson County 17,538
…
11 Pasco County 250K
10 Brevard County 281K
9 Polk County 325K
8 Lee County 335K
7 Pinellas County 475K
6 Duval County 491K
5 Palm Beach County 706K
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2020

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.