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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 7, 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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
391 Captiva 15.5%
390 Goodland 18.0%
389 Indian River Shores 18.2%
388 Wabasso Beach 21.7%
387 Longboat Key 22.2%
386 Hutchinson Island South 24.5%
385 Horseshoe Beach 25.5%
384 Citrus Hills 26.1%
383 Anna Maria 26.4%
382 Carrabelle 27.1%
381 Sun City Center 27.6%
380 Grove City 28.5%
379 The Meadows 28.7%
378 South Bay 28.9%
377 Yankeetown 29.1%
376 Englewood 30.0%
375 Venice 30.9%
374 Highland Beach 31.0%
373 Marco Island 31.0%
372 Micco 31.2%
371 Pine Ridge 31.3%
370 Manasota Key 31.4%
369 Siesta Key 31.7%
368 South Pasadena 32.1%
367 Zephyrhills West 32.4%
…
44 Cooper City 68.0%
43 Crawfordville 68.2%
42 Lake Worth Beach 68.2%
41 Fort Walton Beach 68.3%
40 Destin 68.4%
39 Key West 68.4%
38 Wewahitchka 68.4%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

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.