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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
1 Hurlburt Field 87.5%
2 Eglin AFB 85.3%
3 Westlake 84.6%
4 North Bay Village 80.8%
5 Canal Point 79.4%
6 Haverhill 77.2%
7 Bay Harbor Islands 75.0%
8 Valparaiso 73.8%
9 Oakland Park 73.3%
10 North Lauderdale 73.1%
11 Neptune Beach 73.1%
12 Mangonia Park 71.7%
13 Biscayne Park 71.3%
14 Coral Springs 71.3%
15 Jacksonville Beach 71.3%
16 Greater Northdale 71.2%
17 Key West 71.1%
18 Riverview 70.7%
19 Miramar 70.4%
20 West Park 70.0%
21 Royal Palm Beach 70.0%
22 Miami Beach 69.8%
23 Virginia Gardens 69.7%
24 Wesley Chapel 69.6%
25 Destin 69.5%
…
104 Baldwin 64.2%
105 Crestview 64.2%
106 Parker 64.1%
107 Fort Walton Beach 64.1%
108 St. Petersburg 64.1%
109 Lake Magdalene 64.1%
110 West Palm Beach 64.0%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020

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.