Fort Myers Shores CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fort Myers Shores CDP'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
5.0%
2023
5.4%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -0.4 pp (-8%) |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -1.0 pp (-21.7%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +2.8 pp (77.8%) |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +1.5 pp (23.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -2.5 pp (-31.6%) |