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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area estimate

Labour force participation in Okaloosa County

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 8 of 67 · Regions 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 · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States · World
−0.4 pp since 2014
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
Okaloosa County
64.9%
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 Okaloosa County · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 64.9% · 2024
First value 66.2% · 2013
Highest 66.2% · 2013
Lowest 63.5% · 2018
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearOkaloosa CountyChange FloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 64.9% +0.1 pp 59.8% 63.5% 61.1%
2023estimate 64.8% +0.2 pp 59.6% 63.5% 61.2%
2022estimate 64.6% −0.2 pp 59.4% 63.5% 60.7%
2021estimate 64.8% +0.3 pp 59.4% 63.6% 60.4%
2020estimate 64.5% +0.7 pp 58.9% — 59.6%
2019estimate 63.8% +0.3 pp 58.8% — 61.0%
2018estimate 63.5% −0.1 pp 58.7% — 61.2%
2017estimate 63.6% −0.5 pp 58.7% — 61.3%
2016estimate 64.1% −0.5 pp 58.8% — 61.5%
2015estimate 64.6% −0.7 pp 59.2% — 61.6%
2014estimate 65.3% −0.9 pp 59.5% — 61.8%
2013estimate 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 · Regions of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
15 Alachua County 59.9%
26 Baker County 56.6%
10 Bay County 63.6%
45 Bradford County 49.0%
25 Brevard County 56.7%
3 Broward County 66.3%
56 Calhoun County 43.6%
58 Charlotte County 43.2%
62 Citrus County 40.4%
11 Clay County 63.0%
37 Collier County 51.2%
30 Columbia County 54.3%
42 DeSoto County 49.5%
63 Dixie County 39.5%
6 Duval County 65.7%
13 Escambia County 61.3%
43 Flagler County 49.1%
51 Franklin County 47.2%
49 Gadsden County 47.7%
38 Gilchrist County 50.8%
64 Glades County 39.2%
60 Gulf County 41.8%
66 Hamilton County 37.7%
34 Hardee County 52.6%
19 Hendry County 58.9%
…
9 Miami-Dade County 64.3%
12 Monroe County 62.6%
22 Nassau County 58.1%
8 Okaloosa County 64.9%
41 Okeechobee County 50.1%
1 Orange County 67.5%
4 Osceola County 66.1%
…

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.