Unemployment Rate in Lee County, FL
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Lee County Compares
National Distribution
Where Lee County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for unemployment rate.
■ Lee County: 4.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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% |
Unemployment Rate in Lee County, Florida
Lee County, Florida has a unemployment rate of 4.0%, which ranks #1,331 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 24.3% below the national value of 5.3%.
Within Florida, Lee County ranks #13 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 59th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the civilian labor force that is unemployed. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.