Fort Myers city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fort Myers city's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
7.4%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-43.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -2.0 pp (-27%) |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -0.9 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.5 pp (11.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -0.9 pp (-18%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.1 pp (2.4%) |