Here is the labor force, employment and unemployment information for Lee County. These figures are for March, 2007
|
Area |
Civilian Labor Force |
Number Employed |
Number Unemployed |
Unemployment
Rate |
Preliminary Data |
|
Lee County |
294,577 |
285,182 |
9,395 |
3.2% |
Yes |
|
Florida |
9,170,000 |
8,880,000 |
290,000 |
3.2% |
Yes |
|
United States |
152,236,000 |
145,323,000 |
6,913,000 |
4.5% |
No |
INDUSTRIES: In 2005, for the employed population 16 years and older, the leading industries in Lee County were Construction, 18 percent, and Educational services, health care and social assistance, 17 percent.
Employment by Industry in Lee County, Florida in 2005
 |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
1% |
|
Construction |
18% |
|
Manufacturing |
4% |
|
Wholesale trade |
4% |
|
Retail trade |
14% |
|
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
4% |
|
Information |
2% |
|
Finance and insurance, and real estate, and rental and leasing |
8% |
|
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services |
10% |
|
Educational services, health care, and social assistance |
17% |
|
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services |
11% |
|
Other Services (except public administration) |
4% |
|
Public administration |
4% |
|
|
 |
Percent of employed people 16 years and over
Source: American Community Survey, 2005
OCCUPATIONS AND TYPE OF EMPLOYER: Among the most common occupations were: Sales and office occupations, 29 percent; Management, professional, and related occupations, 27 percent; Service occupations, 18 percent; Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations, 17 percent; and Production, transporation, and material moving occupations, 8 percent. Eighty-three percent of the people employed were Private wage and salary workers; 11 percent were Federal, state, or local government workers; and 6 percent were Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers.
TRAVEL TO WORK: Eighty-one percent of Lee County workers drove to work alone in 2005, 12 percent carpooled, 1 percent took public transportation, and 3 percent used other means. The remaining 4 percent worked at home. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.5 minutes to get to work.
INCOME: The median income of households in Lee County was $46,053. Seventy percent of the households received earnings and 25 percent received retirement income other than Social Security. Forty percent of the households received Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,185. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.
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Sources:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey
Explanation of Symbols:
'***' - The median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
'*****' - The estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
'N' - Data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
'(X)' - The value is not applicable or not available.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 Population Estimates, Census 2000, 1990 Census
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