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Leisure & hospitality jobs in Okaloosa County
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
By year
All years · 2014 – 2025
| Year | Okaloosa County | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14,965 | −1.1% | 1.3M | 17M |
| 2024 | 15,134 | −0.8% | 1.3M | 17M |
| 2023 | 15,258 | +0.7% | 1.3M | 16M |
| 2022 | 15,159 | +1.6% | 1.2M | 16M |
| 2021 | 14,917 | +10% | 1.1M | 14M |
| 2020 | 13,541 | −11% | 1M | 13M |
| 2019 | 15,194 | −0.3% | 1.3M | 16M |
| 2018 | 15,237 | +2.4% | 1.2M | 16M |
| 2017 | 14,887 | +3.0% | 1.2M | 16M |
| 2016 | 14,455 | +2.7% | 1.2M | 16M |
| 2015 | 14,072 | +0.7% | 1.1M | 15M |
| 2014 | 13,975 | 1.1M | 15M |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Leisure & hospitality jobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Alachua County | 13,585 | |
| 55 | Baker County | 492 | |
| 23 | Bay County | 13,335 | |
| 47 | Bradford County | 766 | |
| 11 | Brevard County | 23,842 | |
| 3 | Broward County | 87,882 | |
| 62 | Calhoun County | 146 | |
| 31 | Charlotte County | 6,313 | |
| 36 | Citrus County | 3,986 | |
| 29 | Clay County | 7,243 | |
| 9 | Collier County | 25,362 | |
| 40 | Columbia County | 2,405 | |
| 50 | DeSoto County | 639 | |
| 61 | Dixie County | 153 | |
| 7 | Duval County | 49,687 | |
| 16 | Escambia County | 16,768 | |
| 38 | Flagler County | 3,558 | |
| 48 | Franklin County | 741 | |
| 49 | Gadsden County | 692 | |
| 59 | Gilchrist County | 186 | |
| 65 | Glades County | 81 | |
| 57 | Gulf County | 366 | |
| 63 | Hamilton County | 125 | |
| 54 | Hardee County | 496 | |
| 44 | Hendry County | 826 | |
| … | |||
| 2 | Miami-Dade County | 129K | |
| 20 | Monroe County | 13,631 | |
| 35 | Nassau County | 4,647 | |
| 19 | Okaloosa County | 13,975 | |
| 43 | Okeechobee County | 1,151 | |
| 1 | Orange County | 183K | |
| 15 | Osceola County | 16,966 | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014
Jobs in hotels, restaurants, bars, attractions, arts and recreation — the tourism economy.
Average private-sector employment in the leisure and hospitality industries.
Tourism
Statistics: Okaloosa County