Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 149,002 | - | 4.0 | - |
| 1991 | 148,590 | -0.3 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| 1992 | 150,696 | 1.4 | 7.7 | 1.4 |
| 1993 | 155,853 | 3.4 | 5.9 | -1.8 |
| 1994 | 163,397 | 4.8 | 5.0 | -0.9 |
| 1995 | 167,934 | 2.8 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| 1996 | 168,737 | 0.5 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| 1997 | 171,877 | 1.9 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| 1998 | 177,571 | 3.3 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| 1999 | 182,155 | 2.6 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| 2000 | 201,047 | 10.4 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| 2001 | 210,494 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| 2002 | 217,667 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 226,688 | 4.1 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| 2004 | 240,851 | 6.2 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 258,686 | 7.4 | 3.2 | -0.7 |
| 2006 | 273,829 | 5.9 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| 2007 | 273,603 | -0.1 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 167,399 | 5.2 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 170,175 | 5.5 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| Mar | 172,802 | 5.5 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| Apr | 169,691 | 4.6 | 3.8 | -1.1 |
| May | 167,976 | 3.0 | 3.8 | -1.0 |
| Jun | 166,001 | 2.6 | 4.2 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 167,016 | 3.1 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 165,745 | 2.6 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 165,379 | 2.3 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 166,917 | 0.9 | 4.3 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 167,339 | -1.1 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 168,763 | -0.5 | 3.8 | -0.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 166,651 | -0.4 | 4.4 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 168,594 | -0.9 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 172,147 | -0.4 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 170,521 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 170,535 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 168,266 | 1.4 | 4.0 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 167,754 | 0.4 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 167,298 | 0.9 | 3.8 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 166,844 | 0.9 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 167,709 | 0.5 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 168,913 | 0.9 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 169,611 | 0.5 | 3.3 | -0.5 |
| 1997-Jan | 168,060 | 0.8 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 169,646 | 0.6 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 173,029 | 0.5 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 171,613 | 0.6 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| May | 171,963 | 0.8 | 3.3 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 171,435 | 1.9 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 171,292 | 2.1 | 3.5 | -0.6 |
| Aug | 171,024 | 2.2 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 170,856 | 2.4 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 173,083 | 3.2 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 175,004 | 3.6 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 175,520 | 3.5 | 3.0 | -0.3 |
| 1998-Jan | 174,387 | 3.8 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 175,385 | 3.4 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 177,597 | 2.6 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 177,012 | 3.1 | 2.9 | -0.8 |
| May | 177,306 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 177,783 | 3.7 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 178,431 | 4.2 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 177,070 | 3.5 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 176,925 | 3.6 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 178,186 | 2.9 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 179,693 | 2.7 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 181,071 | 3.2 | 2.4 | -0.7 |
| 1999-Jan | 181,083 | 3.8 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 182,453 | 4.0 | 2.7 | -0.5 |
| Mar | 184,262 | 3.8 | 2.5 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 183,042 | 3.4 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
| May | 182,541 | 3.0 | 2.5 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 182,764 | 2.8 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 181,493 | 1.7 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 180,199 | 1.8 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 180,882 | 2.2 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 181,027 | 1.6 | 2.7 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 182,322 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 183,796 | 1.5 | 2.3 | -0.1 |
| 2000-Jan | 197,003 | 8.8 | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 197,714 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 198,930 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| Apr | 200,005 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| May | 200,127 | 9.6 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
| Jun | 199,628 | 9.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Jul | 200,402 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 0.6 |
| Aug | 200,354 | 11.2 | 3.6 | 0.7 |
| Sep | 201,243 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 203,327 | 12.3 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 205,375 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 208,452 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| 2001-Jan | 209,131 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 211,192 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 213,475 | 7.3 | 3.1 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 208,930 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| May | 209,097 | 4.5 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 208,515 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 209,728 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Aug | 209,577 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Sep | 211,672 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 209,491 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.6 |
| Nov | 211,726 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 1.6 |
| Dec | 213,389 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 1.7 |
| 2002-Jan | 213,071 | 1.9 | 4.9 | 1.6 |
| Feb | 216,420 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 217,736 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| Apr | 215,575 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
| May | 216,271 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 1.7 |
| Jun | 215,254 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 216,120 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.4 |
| Aug | 216,476 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 1.2 |
| Sep | 218,632 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 1.3 |
| Oct | 220,890 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 221,623 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 223,937 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.1 |
| 2003-Jan | 222,461 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 224,899 | 3.9 | 4.7 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 226,745 | 4.1 | 4.5 | -0.1 |
| Apr | 225,465 | 4.6 | 4.4 | -0.2 |
| May | 225,723 | 4.4 | 4.6 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 224,412 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 224,716 | 4.0 | 4.9 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 224,539 | 3.7 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 226,439 | 3.6 | 4.7 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 228,822 | 3.6 | 4.2 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 231,797 | 4.6 | 4.2 | -0.6 |
| Dec | 234,242 | 4.6 | 3.8 | -0.9 |
| 2004-Jan | 233,392 | 4.9 | 4.2 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 236,476 | 5.1 | 3.9 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 238,220 | 5.1 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 239,023 | 6.0 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| May | 240,092 | 6.4 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 239,924 | 6.9 | 4.3 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 241,073 | 7.3 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 238,766 | 6.3 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 240,666 | 6.3 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 244,865 | 7.0 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 247,598 | 6.8 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 250,120 | 6.8 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 249,209 | 6.8 | 3.7 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 252,710 | 6.9 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 255,115 | 7.1 | 3.4 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 256,256 | 7.2 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| May | 258,294 | 7.6 | 3.2 | -0.6 |
| Jun | 257,551 | 7.3 | 3.5 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 259,685 | 7.7 | 3.4 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 260,172 | 9.0 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 260,758 | 8.3 | 3.3 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 263,485 | 7.6 | 2.9 | -1.0 |
| Nov | 264,269 | 6.7 | 3.0 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 266,724 | 6.6 | 2.5 | -1.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 266,498 | 6.9 | 2.8 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 269,587 | 6.7 | 2.8 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 272,693 | 6.9 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 270,703 | 5.6 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| May | 272,177 | 5.4 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 272,760 | 5.9 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 273,711 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 274,375 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 274,918 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 277,137 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 279,223 | 5.7 | 3.2 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 282,166 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| 2007-Jan | 279,003 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 280,490 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 282,785 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 278,313 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
| May | 276,636 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 273,743 | 0.4 | 4.7 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 270,960 | -1.0 | 5.1 | 1.8 |
| Aug | 268,092 | -2.3 | 5.3 | 2.0 |
| Sep | 267,664 | -2.6 | 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Oct | 267,002 | -3.7 | 5.7 | 2.7 |
| Nov | 268,628 | -3.8 | 5.7 | 2.5 |
| Dec | 269,922 | -4.3 | 6.0 | 3.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 269,190 | -3.5 | 6.3 | 2.7 |
| Feb | 267,545 | -4.6 | 6.2 | 2.7 |
| Mar | 267,449 | -5.4 | 6.6 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 265,299 | -4.7 | 6.5 | 2.8 |
| May | 262,913 | -5.0 | 7.2 | 3.2 |
| Jun | 261,448 | -4.5 | 7.5 | 2.8 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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