Lee County, FL
FIPS 12071 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Lee County had an annual average of 299,282 jobs across 28,953 establishments, paying $18.4 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
299,282
+1.9% YoY
Establishments
28,953
Total Wages
$18.4B
Avg Annual Pay
$61,579
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 30,430 | 3,525 | $1,149 | $1,818.3M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 29,374 | 1,662 | $573 | $875.9M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 19,243 | 1,820 | $4,713 | $1,559.5M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 18,594 | 2,376 | $1,347 | $921.6M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 17,690 | 3,708 | $2,720 | $1,709.6M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 17,030 | 271 | $1,293 | $959.9M |
| 622 | NAICS 622 | 13,681 | 4 | $1,606 | $1,142.5M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 9,878 | 344 | $622 | $319.3M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 7,728 | 1,268 | $1,584 | $636.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 7,618 | 220 | $642 | $254.3M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 7,174 | 282 | $784 | $292.3M |
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 6,800 | 18 | $2,271 | $519.8M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 6,450 | 142 | $869 | $291.4M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 5,864 | 344 | $1,389 | $423.4M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 4,912 | 204 | $911 | $232.7M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 4,804 | 652 | $1,713 | $427.9M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 4,534 | 1,893 | $1,134 | $251.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 4,327 | 44 | $2,312 | $372.4M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 4,089 | 525 | $629 | $133.8M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 3,727 | 163 | $775 | $150.3M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 3,646 | 814 | $1,097 | $208.1M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 3,462 | 368 | $555 | $99.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 3,375 | 775 | $754 | $132.3M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 3,365 | 208 | $1,418 | $247.9M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 3,036 | 290 | $1,473 | $232.5M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 2,959 | 599 | $1,725 | $265.3M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 2,887 | 407 | $2,266 | $273.2M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 2,728 | 281 | $1,087 | $154.2M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 2,511 | 326 | $913 | $119.2M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 2,467 | 333 | $865 | $110.9M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 2,316 | 202 | $2,602 | $313.4M |
| 492 | NAICS 492 | 1,952 | 78 | $844 | $85.6M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 1,870 | 214 | $630 | $61.2M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 1,709 | 128 | $2,676 | $125.8M |
| 562 | NAICS 562 | 1,672 | 107 | $1,429 | $124.2M |
| 711 | NAICS 711 | 1,497 | 134 | $1,142 | $89.0M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 1,436 | 22 | $1,361 | $101.7M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 1,419 | 268 | $1,071 | $79.0M |
| 327 | NAICS 327 | 1,031 | 58 | $1,258 | $67.5M |
| 221 | NAICS 221 | 1,024 | 70 | $2,058 | $109.6M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 1,020 | 102 | $1,457 | $77.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 1,016 | 67 | $1,445 | $76.4M |
| 111 | NAICS 111 | 985 | 69 | $874 | $44.7M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 977 | 210 | $1,936 | $98.4M |
| 523 | NAICS 523 | 911 | 372 | $3,877 | $183.6M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 880 | 42 | $1,766 | $80.9M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 823 | 18 | $1,847 | $41.8M |
| 517 | NAICS 517 | 806 | 72 | $1,537 | $64.4M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 801 | 94 | $1,295 | $54.0M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 773 | 38 | $1,551 | $62.3M |
| 337 | NAICS 337 | 733 | 63 | $1,245 | $47.5M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 730 | 19 | $1,281 | $48.6M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 655 | 26 | $2,180 | $44.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 623 | 40 | $1,088 | $35.2M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 444 | 24 | $1,126 | $26.0M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 429 | 733 | $1,445 | $32.3M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 381 | 41 | $2,363 | $46.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 368 | 71 | $1,114 | $21.3M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 351 | 40 | $1,638 | $29.9M |
| 518 | NAICS 518 | 316 | 74 | $1,771 | $29.1M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 312 | 116 | $1,446 | $23.5M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 260 | 13 | $1,622 | $17.3M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 252 | 211 | $833 | $10.9M |
| 212 | NAICS 212 | 251 | 8 | $1,492 | $19.5M |
| 115 | NAICS 115 | 248 | 20 | $1,084 | $6.7M |
| 312 | NAICS 312 | 216 | 36 | $792 | $8.9M |
| 512 | NAICS 512 | 203 | 46 | $536 | $5.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 197 | 12 | $729 | $7.4M |
| 321 | NAICS 321 | 187 | 20 | $1,249 | $12.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 183 | 13 | $896 | $8.5M |
| 485 | NAICS 485 | 178 | 42 | $687 | $6.3M |
| 335 | NAICS 335 | 172 | 22 | $1,521 | $13.6M |
| 525 | NAICS 525 | 160 | 14 | $1,360 | $11.3M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 113 | 21 | $1,171 | $6.9M |
| 487 | NAICS 487 | 100 | 36 | $635 | $3.3M |
| 314 | NAICS 314 | 89 | 20 | $949 | $4.4M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 88 | 32 | $1,966 | $8.3M |
| 112 | NAICS 112 | 62 | 14 | $901 | $2.9M |
| 322 | NAICS 322 | 51 | 6 | $6,495 | $17.2M |
| 315 | NAICS 315 | 42 | 8 | $1,088 | $2.4M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 41 | 10 | $1,365 | $2.9M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 28 | 2 | $2,233 | $3.2M |
| 483 | NAICS 483 | 22 | 6 | $1,220 | $1.4M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 19 | 3 | $985 | $1.0M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
2,519
jobs · $81,228 avg pay
State Government
5,350
jobs · $62,387 avg pay
Local Government
35,185
jobs · $74,114 avg pay
Private
256,228
jobs · $59,647 avg pay
FL Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
4.8%
April 2026
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