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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Labour force participation in Fort Walton Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 76 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Nov 5, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Labour force participation, 2013 – 2024 percent · Fort Walton Beach · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States · World
+0.5 pp since 2014
Fort Walton Beach Okaloosa County Florida United States World

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Labour force participation · percent
Fort Walton Beach
65.9%
Florida
59.8%
World
61.0% · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Fort Walton Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 65.9% · 2024
First value 67.5% · 2013
Highest 68.3% · 2023
Lowest 64.1% · 2020
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearFort Walton BeachChange Okaloosa CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 65.9% −2.3 pp 64.9% 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 68.3% +1.9 pp 64.8% 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 66.4% +0.8 pp 64.6% 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 65.6% +1.5 pp 64.8% 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 64.1% −0.6 pp 64.5% 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 64.8% +0.6 pp 63.8% 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 64.2% −0.6 pp 63.5% 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 64.8% −2.0 pp 63.6% 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 66.7% +1.2 pp 64.1% 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 65.5% +0.0 pp 64.6% 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 65.5% −2.0 pp 65.3% 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 67.5% 66.2% 60.1% — 62.0%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
230 Alva 55.5%
378 Anna Maria 29.1%
268 Apalachicola 51.7%
74 Apollo Beach 66.0%
202 Atlantic Beach 58.0%
263 Atlantis 52.4%
309 Ave Maria 47.4%
220 Aventura 56.2%
238 Bagdad 54.9%
251 Bal Harbour 53.3%
117 Baldwin 63.9%
37 Bay Harbor Islands 69.1%
287 Bay Pines 49.9%
315 Bayonet Point 46.8%
211 Bayshore Gardens 56.9%
82 Bell 65.6%
188 Belle Glade 59.1%
304 Belleair 48.3%
301 Belleair Beach 48.4%
181 Belleair Bluffs 59.6%
111 Bellview 64.1%
314 Beverly Hills 46.9%
184 Big Pine Key 59.6%
162 Biscayne Park 61.1%
129 Bloomingdale 63.2%
…
212 Fort Myers 56.8%
353 Fort Myers Beach 35.5%
246 Fort Pierce 54.0%
76 Fort Walton Beach 65.9%
44 Freeport 68.0%
110 Fruit Cove 64.2%
144 Fruitville 62.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024

What it means

The share of adults who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed people aged 15 and over (16 in the US) divided by the population of that age.