A Workforce Ready for Business

Southwest Florida’s fastest-growing city with the workforce to match.

Cape Coral’s greatest asset is its workforce. With a rapidly growing population — over 228,000 and growing — the city offers businesses access to a large and expanding labor pool. Major sectors, including construction & trades, healthcare, and other services show substantial employment, and local educational and technical institutions are working to align training with industry needs. Together, this creates a solid foundation for talent development and opportunity.

Cape Coral's Workforce at a Glance

Talent Close to Home

Approximately 57% of Cape Coral’s employed residents commute outside the city for work. For companies locating or expanding in Cape Coral, this represents an opportunity to recruit experienced workers interested in quality employment closer to home.

Attracting more employment-generating businesses is also central to Cape Coral’s goal of building a more balanced economy—one supported by commercial investment, business growth and quality job creation.

Workforce Resources for Employers

Cape Coral businesses can access recruitment assistance, employee-training resources and workforce-development programs through regional partners such as CareerSource Southwest Florida and local educational institutions.

EBDO helps connect employers with organizations that can provide information about hiring support, training opportunities and workforce resources. Program availability, eligibility and funding are determined by the organization administering each program.

Education and Talent Development

Cape Coral employers are supported by public, charter, technical and higher-education institutions serving the city and surrounding region. These organizations provide career preparation, technical education, professional development and opportunities for employer collaboration.

Some of our regional education and workforce partners include:

• Cape Coral Technical College
• Florida Southwestern State College
• Florida Gulf Coast University
• CareerSource Southwest Florida
• Lee County School District
• Cape Coral’s Oasis Charter School System

Explore Cape Coral’s education and training resources.

Cape Coral’s Largest Employers

Cape Coral’s largest employers reflect the importance of education, healthcare, government, retail, hospitality and community services within the local economy.

Learn more about Cape Coral’s educational assets, market conditions and target industries.