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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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
67 Liberty County 2,488
66 Lafayette County 2,614
65 Hamilton County 4,038
64 Union County 4,104
63 Glades County 4,400
62 Franklin County 4,500
61 Calhoun County 4,958
60 Dixie County 5,701
59 Gulf County 6,304
58 Taylor County 6,529
57 Jefferson County 6,896
56 Madison County 7,019
55 Holmes County 7,787
54 Gilchrist County 8,083
53 Washington County 9,113
52 Hardee County 10,295
51 Bradford County 10,373
50 Baker County 12,077
49 DeSoto County 12,429
48 Okeechobee County 15,683
47 Suwannee County 17,170
46 Gadsden County 17,255
45 Wakulla County 17,508
44 Jackson County 18,011
43 Levy County 18,816
…
11 Pasco County 291K
10 Brevard County 303K
9 Polk County 355K
8 Lee County 370K
7 Pinellas County 507K
6 Duval County 521K
5 Palm Beach County 772K
…

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.