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 | 167,758 | 2.7 | 4.2 | -0.7 |
| 1996 | 168,545 | 0.5 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| 1997 | 171,877 | 2.0 | 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 | 240,168 | 5.9 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| 2005 | 259,995 | 8.3 | 3.2 | -0.8 |
| 2006 | 275,045 | 5.8 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| 2007 | 275,783 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 1.7 |
| 2008 | 262,577 | -4.8 | 8.1 | 3.5 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 167,142 | 5.0 | 4.7 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 170,000 | 5.4 | 3.9 | -1.3 |
| Mar | 172,398 | 5.2 | 3.8 | -1.2 |
| Apr | 169,550 | 4.5 | 4.0 | -0.9 |
| May | 167,731 | 2.9 | 4.0 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 165,986 | 2.6 | 4.3 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 166,988 | 3.1 | 4.5 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 165,766 | 2.6 | 4.6 | -0.7 |
| Sep | 165,372 | 2.3 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 166,829 | 0.9 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 166,955 | -1.4 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 168,379 | -0.7 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| 1996-Jan | 166,455 | -0.4 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| Feb | 168,452 | -0.9 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Mar | 171,862 | -0.3 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Apr | 170,450 | 0.5 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| May | 170,368 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 168,233 | 1.4 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 167,713 | 0.4 | 4.2 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 167,328 | 0.9 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 166,748 | 0.8 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Oct | 167,478 | 0.4 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| Nov | 168,360 | 0.8 | 3.6 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 169,095 | 0.4 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| 1997-Jan | 168,060 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 169,646 | 0.7 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 173,029 | 0.7 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 171,613 | 0.7 | 3.6 | -0.1 |
| May | 171,963 | 0.9 | 3.3 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 171,435 | 1.9 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 171,292 | 2.1 | 3.5 | -0.7 |
| Aug | 171,024 | 2.2 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Sep | 170,856 | 2.5 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Oct | 173,083 | 3.3 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 175,004 | 3.9 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 175,520 | 3.8 | 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 | 232,867 | 4.7 | 4.2 | -0.9 |
| Feb | 235,788 | 4.8 | 3.9 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 237,466 | 4.7 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 238,280 | 5.7 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| May | 239,365 | 6.0 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| Jun | 239,277 | 6.6 | 4.3 | -0.9 |
| Jul | 240,460 | 7.0 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 238,149 | 6.1 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| Sep | 239,995 | 6.0 | 4.3 | -0.4 |
| Oct | 244,207 | 6.7 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Nov | 246,828 | 6.5 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 249,336 | 6.4 | 3.5 | -0.2 |
| 2005-Jan | 250,556 | 7.6 | 3.7 | -0.5 |
| Feb | 253,906 | 7.7 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 256,275 | 7.9 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 257,458 | 8.0 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| May | 259,531 | 8.4 | 3.1 | -0.7 |
| Jun | 258,901 | 8.2 | 3.4 | -0.8 |
| Jul | 261,087 | 8.6 | 3.4 | -0.8 |
| Aug | 261,546 | 9.8 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 262,124 | 9.2 | 3.2 | -1.1 |
| Oct | 264,917 | 8.5 | 2.9 | -1.1 |
| Nov | 265,568 | 7.6 | 2.9 | -1.0 |
| Dec | 268,072 | 7.5 | 2.5 | -1.0 |
| 2006-Jan | 267,872 | 6.9 | 2.7 | -1.0 |
| Feb | 270,765 | 6.6 | 2.7 | -0.9 |
| Mar | 273,802 | 6.8 | 2.6 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 271,870 | 5.6 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| May | 273,324 | 5.3 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 274,068 | 5.9 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Jul | 275,044 | 5.3 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 275,626 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 276,148 | 5.4 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 278,444 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 280,310 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 0.2 |
| Dec | 283,268 | 5.7 | 2.9 | 0.4 |
| 2007-Jan | 279,989 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 281,330 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 283,730 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 279,197 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 1.1 |
| May | 278,209 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 275,748 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 1.5 |
| Jul | 273,454 | -0.6 | 5.0 | 1.8 |
| Aug | 270,823 | -1.7 | 5.2 | 2.0 |
| Sep | 270,756 | -2.0 | 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Oct | 270,128 | -3.0 | 5.6 | 2.6 |
| Nov | 272,994 | -2.6 | 5.6 | 2.5 |
| Dec | 273,043 | -3.6 | 5.9 | 3.0 |
| 2008-Jan | 271,688 | -3.0 | 6.4 | 2.9 |
| Feb | 271,440 | -3.5 | 6.4 | 2.9 |
| Mar | 272,032 | -4.1 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
| Apr | 268,562 | -3.8 | 6.6 | 2.9 |
| May | 265,797 | -4.5 | 7.3 | 3.4 |
| Jun | 261,974 | -5.0 | 7.9 | 3.3 |
| Jul | 260,792 | -4.6 | 8.6 | 3.6 |
| Aug | 256,706 | -5.2 | 9.2 | 4.0 |
| Sep | 256,801 | -5.2 | 9.4 | 3.8 |
| Oct | 256,822 | -4.9 | 9.5 | 3.9 |
| Nov | 255,089 | -6.6 | 9.8 | 4.2 |
| Dec | 253,216 | -7.3 | 10.1 | 4.2 |
| 2009-Jan | 248,665 | -8.5 | 11.6 | 5.1 |
| Feb | 246,892 | -9.0 | 12.1 | 5.8 |
| Mar | 245,036 | -9.9 | 12.3 | 5.6 |
| Apr | 244,679 | -8.9 | 12.0 | 5.4 |
| May | 243,293 | -8.5 | 12.5 | 5.2 |
| Jun | 238,960 | -8.8 | 13.1 | 5.2 |
| Jul | 238,621 | -8.5 | 13.3 | 4.7 |
| Aug | 236,954 | -7.7 | 13.5 | 4.3 |
| Sep | 234,280 | -8.8 | 13.9 | 4.5 |
| Oct | - | - | - | - |
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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