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Civilian labor force in Fort Myers, FL

Civilian labor force in Fort Myers, FL was 43,998 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 31st highest of 105 cities in 2025.

2025, persons43,998
Change on 20240%
Rank31st of 105Cities in Florida ranked
Series high43,9982025
Series low22,6951990

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Civilian labor force in Fort Myers, FL, 1990 to 2025

20K25K30K35K40K45K19901996200220082014202020251990: 22,695 persons1991: 23,170 persons1992: 23,911 persons1993: 24,223 persons1994: 25,004 persons1995: 25,493 persons1996: 25,392 persons1997: 25,724 persons1998: 26,430 persons1999: 27,044 persons2000: 23,560 persons2001: 25,047 persons2002: 26,232 persons2003: 27,201 persons2004: 28,719 persons2005: 29,484 persons2006: 30,603 persons2007: 31,760 persons2008: 31,466 persons2009: 30,447 persons2010: 26,605 persons2011: 27,066 persons2012: 27,680 persons2013: 28,704 persons2014: 30,143 persons2015: 31,562 persons2016: 33,885 persons2017: 34,993 persons2018: 35,873 persons2019: 38,064 persons2020: 38,861 persons2021: 41,533 persons2022: 42,468 persons2023: 43,594 persons2024: 43,994 persons2025: 43,998 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202543,998
202443,994
202343,594
202242,468
202141,533
202038,861
201938,064
201835,873
201734,993
201633,885
201531,562
201430,143
201328,704
201227,680
201127,066
201026,605
200930,447
200831,466
200731,760
200630,603
200529,484
200428,719
200327,201
200226,232
200125,047
200023,560
199927,044
199826,430
199725,724
199625,392
199525,493
199425,004
199324,223
199223,911
199123,170
199022,695

Rankings

Definition

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average. People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, not jobs: for wage and salary jobs by state use oews_employment. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average (Civilian labor force, Fort Myers, FL, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

MLA 9

Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Fort Myers, FL, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/fort-myers-fl. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Civilian labor force, Fort Myers, FL, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/fort-myers-fl.

Harvard

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average, Civilian labor force, Fort Myers, FL, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/civilian-labor-force/fort-myers-fl (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the civilian labor force in Fort Myers, FL?

Civilian labor force in Fort Myers, FL was 43,998 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 31st highest of 105 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: labor force (measure 06), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest civilian labor force in Fort Myers, FL?

43,998 in 2025, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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