Fort Myers, FL jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Sales Manager - UniFirst First Aid + SafetyUnifirst
- Outside Sales RepresentativeUnifirst
- Client Service Associate - NRStifel
- Bilingual Branch Wholesale Product Specialist (Spanish)Sherwin Williams
- Regional VP, Business DevelopmentEncompass Health
- AV Systems Programmer III, Synergy IntegrationArthrex
- Sr. Packaging Process EngineerArthrex
- Quality Assurance and Training SpecialistArthrex
- Sr. Global Trade Specialist (Import)Arthrex
- Implementation Project Specialist - SynergyArthrex
Employers hiring most in Fort Myers
- Apex Companies9 open roles
- Amazon6 open roles
- Lee Health6 open roles
- Arthrex5 open roles
- Atwell5 open roles
- Hearst5 open roles
- EoS Fitness4 open roles
- M/I Homes4 open roles
- MedHOK4 open roles
- Morgan & Morgan4 open roles
Fort Myers layoffs
1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
3
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanitas Medical Centers | FORT MYERS | 3 | — | State record |
Colleges in Fort Myers
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
| Florida SouthWestern State College | Public 4-year | 10,000–19,999 |
Where Fort Myers ranks
Where Fort Myers placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Cities where the biggest share of jobs do not need a four-year degree in the Southeast28% · of 69
- #5Cities with the most jobs that need no experience in the Southeast2.0% · of 84
- #7Best cities for junior jobs in Florida37% · of 21
- #17Best college towns for junior jobs in the Southeast40% · of 64
- #24Cities with the most hybrid jobs in the Southeast10% · of 84
- #24Best cities for junior jobs in the Southeast37% · of 87
Lee County outlook: Building
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 12.3% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 14.4% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.8%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+20,196 jobs), construction (+4,434 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−425 jobs)
Learn and get funded in Fort Myers
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- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Fort Myers. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
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- CareerSource Southwest Florida
Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee
CareerSource Southwest Florida
Fort Myers · Comprehensive · 239-931-8200
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Lee County economy
4.8%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.8% the month before
376,856
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
792,692
people in Lee County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$73,099
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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See your options after a layoffSources: Layoff notices from Florida’s published record; job counts from our live job board, taken from employers’ own career sites; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers; Census Bureau and BLS for county figures. Florida unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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