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Employed residents in Fort Myers, FL

Employed residents in Fort Myers, FL was 42,079 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 32nd highest of 105 cities in 2025.

2025, persons42,079
Change on 2024-0.8%
Rank32nd of 105Cities in Florida ranked
Series high42,3992024
Series low21,1031991

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Employed residents in Fort Myers, FL, 1990 to 2025

20K25K30K35K40K45K19901996200220082014202020251990: 21,442 persons1991: 21,103 persons1992: 21,330 persons1993: 22,189 persons1994: 23,309 persons1995: 23,977 persons1996: 23,982 persons1997: 24,421 persons1998: 25,257 persons1999: 25,995 persons2000: 22,259 persons2001: 23,408 persons2002: 24,051 persons2003: 25,027 persons2004: 26,734 persons2005: 28,610 persons2006: 29,807 persons2007: 30,511 persons2008: 29,219 persons2009: 27,306 persons2010: 23,352 persons2011: 24,082 persons2012: 25,108 persons2013: 26,491 persons2014: 28,218 persons2015: 29,810 persons2016: 32,268 persons2017: 33,479 persons2018: 34,571 persons2019: 36,805 persons2020: 35,534 persons2021: 39,578 persons2022: 40,988 persons2023: 42,100 persons2024: 42,399 persons2025: 42,079 persons20K30K40K50K19902002201420251990: 21,442 persons1991: 21,103 persons1992: 21,330 persons1993: 22,189 persons1994: 23,309 persons1995: 23,977 persons1996: 23,982 persons1997: 24,421 persons1998: 25,257 persons1999: 25,995 persons2000: 22,259 persons2001: 23,408 persons2002: 24,051 persons2003: 25,027 persons2004: 26,734 persons2005: 28,610 persons2006: 29,807 persons2007: 30,511 persons2008: 29,219 persons2009: 27,306 persons2010: 23,352 persons2011: 24,082 persons2012: 25,108 persons2013: 26,491 persons2014: 28,218 persons2015: 29,810 persons2016: 32,268 persons2017: 33,479 persons2018: 34,571 persons2019: 36,805 persons2020: 35,534 persons2021: 39,578 persons2022: 40,988 persons2023: 42,100 persons2024: 42,399 persons2025: 42,079 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202542,079
202442,399
202342,100
202240,988
202139,578
202035,534
201936,805
201834,571
201733,479
201632,268
201529,810
201428,218
201326,491
201225,108
201124,082
201023,352
200927,306
200829,219
200730,511
200629,807
200528,610
200426,734
200325,027
200224,051
200123,408
200022,259
199925,995
199825,257
199724,421
199623,982
199523,977
199423,309
199322,189
199221,330
199121,103
199021,442

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • 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, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. 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.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, 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

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/fort-myers-fl.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, 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/employed-residents/fort-myers-fl (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Fort Myers, FL?

Employed residents in Fort Myers, FL was 42,079 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 32nd 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: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Fort Myers, FL?

42,399 in 2024, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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