Unemployment Rate in Lee County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
4.0%
Rank #1,331/3,222 · #13 in FL
59th
Lee 4.0%
FL 4.8% -16.3%
US 5.3% -24.3%
Unemployment Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Unemployment Change
National Distribution
How Lee County's unemployment rate of 4.0% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 28.6%.
Distribution of Unemployment Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Lee County for unemployment rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,328 | Rolette County, ND | 4.0% |
| #1,329 | Polk County, MO | 4.0% |
| #1,330 | Cumberland County, KY | 4.0% |
| #1,331 | Lee County, FL | 4.0% |
| #1,332 | Henry County, VA | 4.0% |
| #1,333 | Denton County, TX | 4.0% |
| #1,334 | Otsego County, MI | 4.0% |
About Unemployment Rate
Lee County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 4.0%, ranking #1,331 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 24.3% below the national value of 5.3%. Within Florida, it ranks #13 of 67. This places it in the 59th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.