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==כלכלה==
[[תמונה:FortMyersFLfish.jpg|ממוזער|שמאל|120px|דיג ב[[חוף פורט מייר]]]]
עד ראשית [[המאה ה-20]] היה איזור זה בלתי מפותח. החל מראשית המאה ה-20 החל הפיתוח והעיור של האיזור, נבנו בו אתרי חוף ונופש רבים -דבר ששינה את הבסיס של כלכלת האיזור מכלכלה מבוססת חקלאות לכלכלה המבוססת על תיירות ובעיקר על אקו תיירות. הבנייה המואצת, בעיקר במחוזות הפנימיים, שעיקר כלכלתם עדיין מבוססת על החקלאות, משפיעה על איזורי ביצות ה[[אוורגליידס]] הסמוכות. גידולי האיזור כוללים [[עגבניה|עגבניות]], [[הדר|הדרים]], [[קנה סוכר]] וכן גידול [[בקר]].
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Southwest Florida was largely ignored by commercial developers until the late 1800s, and as such, lacks much of the heavier development present in other parts of Florida, such as that found in the [[Central Florida|central]] or [[South Florida|southern]] regions of the state. In recent years however, there has been a major real estate boom focusing on downtown [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]] (high-rise residential condominiums); southern [[Lee County, Florida|Lee County]] (commercial development and [[High tech|high-technology]]); eastern [[Collier County, Florida|Collier County]] (residential development); and eastern parts of [[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]]
Overall, the region notably suffers from [[urban sprawl]]; however, numerous efforts in recent years have been made to remedy this situation, especially as the urbanized area of the coastal counties pushes eastward in to [[agriculture|agricultural]] land and the sensitive [[Everglades]].
Inland counties ([[De Soto County, Florida|De Soto]], [[Hendry County, Florida|Hendry]] and [[Glades County, Florida|Glades]] Counties) are notably rural, with the primary economic driver being [[agriculture]]. Important products grown in this area include [[tomato]]es, [[beef]], [[sugarcane]], and [[citrus]] products including [[Orange (fruit)|oranges]]. Agricultural harvesting in Southwest Florida employs approximately 16,000 seasonal workers, 90 percent of which are thought to be [[Migrant farmer|migrants]]. [http://www.swfrpc.org/Pubs/farmstudy.htm]
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