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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force participation
17 Alachua County 59.2%
31 Baker County 52.2%
13 Bay County 60.9%
52 Bradford County 45.0%
24 Brevard County 54.7%
3 Broward County 65.8%
54 Calhoun County 44.1%
58 Charlotte County 42.1%
59 Citrus County 40.9%
9 Clay County 63.3%
28 Collier County 53.1%
35 Columbia County 51.8%
49 DeSoto County 46.0%
64 Dixie County 37.5%
4 Duval County 65.7%
12 Escambia County 61.1%
45 Flagler County 47.4%
46 Franklin County 47.0%
41 Gadsden County 48.6%
39 Gilchrist County 48.9%
61 Glades County 40.3%
50 Gulf County 45.3%
65 Hamilton County 37.3%
33 Hardee County 52.1%
14 Hendry County 60.0%
…
10 Miami-Dade County 62.1%
7 Monroe County 64.2%
20 Nassau County 57.7%
8 Okaloosa County 63.6%
44 Okeechobee County 47.5%
1 Orange County 66.9%
11 Osceola County 61.8%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2017

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.