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Leisure & hospitality share of jobs in Lee County
2014 – 2025 · 12 data points
31 of 65 · Regions of Florida
Updated Nov 8, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
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People
21 figures
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20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
15.6%
−0.7 pp
since 2024
Regions of Florida · 2025
31 of 65
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−4.2 pp
vs Florida
+0.5 pp
Florida: 15.2% · 2025
Leisure & hospitality share of jobs, 2014 – 2025 percent · Lee County · Florida · United States
−4.2 pp since 2015
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
2014
2018
2020
2022
2025
Lee County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Compared with Leisure & hospitality share of jobs · percent
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
The series at a glance Lee County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value
15.6% · 2025
First value
19.7% · 2014
Highest
19.9% · 2015
Lowest
15.6% · 2025
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2014 – 2025
| Year | Lee County | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.6% | −0.7 pp | 15.2% | 12.6% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +0.0 pp | 15.1% | 12.6% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | −1.1 pp | 15.0% | 12.5% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | −0.1 pp | 14.9% | 12.2% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +0.5 pp | 14.4% | 11.5% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | −2.0 pp | 13.6% | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +0.3 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | −0.6 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2017 | 19.3% | +0.2 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | −0.7 pp | 16.2% | 12.9% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +0.2 pp | 16.2% | 12.8% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | 16.1% | 12.7% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Leisure & hospitality share of jobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Glades County | 3.6% | |
| 65 | Gadsden County | 6.6% | |
| 64 | Union County | 7.8% | |
| 63 | Lafayette County | 8.0% | |
| 62 | Hamilton County | 10.1% | |
| 61 | Suwannee County | 10.6% | |
| 60 | Hardee County | 10.9% | |
| 59 | Gilchrist County | 10.9% | |
| 58 | DeSoto County | 11.1% | |
| 57 | Jefferson County | 11.5% | |
| 56 | Hendry County | 11.7% | |
| 55 | Seminole County | 11.7% | |
| 54 | Holmes County | 11.8% | |
| 53 | Duval County | 11.9% | |
| 52 | Taylor County | 12.0% | |
| 51 | Polk County | 12.2% | |
| 50 | Baker County | 12.3% | |
| 49 | Calhoun County | 12.4% | |
| 48 | Dixie County | 12.5% | |
| 47 | Hillsborough County | 12.6% | |
| 46 | Madison County | 12.9% | |
| 45 | Broward County | 13.4% | |
| 44 | Putnam County | 13.5% | |
| 43 | Gulf County | 13.5% | |
| 42 | Miami-Dade County | 14.1% | |
| … | |||
| 17 | Charlotte County | 18.0% | |
| 16 | Volusia County | 18.2% | |
| 15 | Leon County | 18.4% | |
| 14 | Lee County | 19.0% | |
| 13 | Wakulla County | 19.1% | |
| 12 | Santa Rosa County | 19.4% | |
| 11 | Bay County | 19.9% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2019
What it means
How much of the private job market is tourism and hospitality.
How it is calculated
Leisure and hospitality jobs divided by all private-sector jobs.
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