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Unemployed people in Fort Myers, FL

Unemployed people in Fort Myers, FL was 1,919 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 20.3% from 2024. That is the 27th highest of 105 cities in 2025.

2025, persons1,919
Change on 2024+20.3%
Rank27th of 105Cities in Florida ranked
Series high3,3272020
Series low7962006

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Unemployed people in Fort Myers, FL, 1990 to 2025

01,0002,0003,0004,00019901996200220082014202020251990: 1,253 persons1991: 2,067 persons1992: 2,581 persons1993: 2,034 persons1994: 1,695 persons1995: 1,516 persons1996: 1,410 persons1997: 1,303 persons1998: 1,173 persons1999: 1,049 persons2000: 1,301 persons2001: 1,639 persons2002: 2,181 persons2003: 2,174 persons2004: 1,985 persons2005: 874 persons2006: 796 persons2007: 1,249 persons2008: 2,247 persons2009: 3,141 persons2010: 3,253 persons2011: 2,984 persons2012: 2,572 persons2013: 2,213 persons2014: 1,925 persons2015: 1,752 persons2016: 1,617 persons2017: 1,514 persons2018: 1,302 persons2019: 1,259 persons2020: 3,327 persons2021: 1,955 persons2022: 1,480 persons2023: 1,494 persons2024: 1,595 persons2025: 1,919 persons01,0002,0003,0004,00019902002201420251990: 1,253 persons1991: 2,067 persons1992: 2,581 persons1993: 2,034 persons1994: 1,695 persons1995: 1,516 persons1996: 1,410 persons1997: 1,303 persons1998: 1,173 persons1999: 1,049 persons2000: 1,301 persons2001: 1,639 persons2002: 2,181 persons2003: 2,174 persons2004: 1,985 persons2005: 874 persons2006: 796 persons2007: 1,249 persons2008: 2,247 persons2009: 3,141 persons2010: 3,253 persons2011: 2,984 persons2012: 2,572 persons2013: 2,213 persons2014: 1,925 persons2015: 1,752 persons2016: 1,617 persons2017: 1,514 persons2018: 1,302 persons2019: 1,259 persons2020: 3,327 persons2021: 1,955 persons2022: 1,480 persons2023: 1,494 persons2024: 1,595 persons2025: 1,919 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20251,919
20241,595
20231,494
20221,480
20211,955
20203,327
20191,259
20181,302
20171,514
20161,617
20151,752
20141,925
20132,213
20122,572
20112,984
20103,253
20093,141
20082,247
20071,249
2006796
2005874
20041,985
20032,174
20022,181
20011,639
20001,301
19991,049
19981,173
19971,303
19961,410
19951,516
19941,695
19932,034
19922,581
19912,067
19901,253

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, 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. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. 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: unemployment (measure 04), 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/fort-myers-fl.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, 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/unemployed-people/fort-myers-fl (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Fort Myers, FL?

Unemployed people in Fort Myers, FL was 1,919 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 20.3% from 2024. That is the 27th 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: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Fort Myers, FL?

3,327 in 2020, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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