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Leisure & hospitality share of jobs in Okaloosa County
2014 – 2025 · 12 data points
12 of 65 · Regions of Florida
Updated Nov 8, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
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6 figures
People
21 figures
Economy
20 figures
Housing
8 figures
Education
10 figures
Tourism
3 figures
Climate
3 figures
Latest value · 2025
20.7%
−0.3 pp
since 2024
Regions of Florida · 2025
12 of 65
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
−1.4 pp
vs Florida
+5.5 pp
Florida: 15.2% · 2025
Leisure & hospitality share of jobs, 2014 – 2025 percent · Okaloosa County · Florida · United States
−1.4 pp since 2015
0%
10%
20%
30%
2014
2018
2020
2022
2025
Okaloosa County
Florida
United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Compared with Leisure & hospitality share of jobs · percent
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
The series at a glance Okaloosa County · 2014 – 2025
Latest value
20.7% · 2025
First value
22.5% · 2014
Highest
22.5% · 2014
Lowest
20.2% · 2020
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2014 – 2025
| Year | Okaloosa County | Change | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.7% | −0.3 pp | 15.2% | 12.6% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | +0.1 pp | 15.1% | 12.6% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | −0.1 pp | 15.0% | 12.5% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | −0.2 pp | 14.9% | 12.2% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | +0.9 pp | 14.4% | 11.5% |
| 2020 | 20.2% | −1.8 pp | 13.6% | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | −0.5 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | ±0.0 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2017 | 22.5% | +0.3 pp | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2016 | 22.2% | +0.1 pp | 16.2% | 12.9% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | −0.4 pp | 16.2% | 12.8% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | 16.1% | 12.7% |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
Ranking · Regions of Florida
2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Leisure & hospitality share of jobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Glades County | 3.4% | |
| 66 | Union County | 3.5% | |
| 65 | Liberty County | 5.3% | |
| 64 | Lafayette County | 6.3% | |
| 63 | Gadsden County | 8.7% | |
| 62 | Hamilton County | 8.7% | |
| 61 | Gilchrist County | 9.2% | |
| 60 | Dixie County | 9.8% | |
| 59 | Suwannee County | 10.2% | |
| 58 | Hendry County | 10.2% | |
| 57 | Hardee County | 10.6% | |
| 56 | DeSoto County | 10.8% | |
| 55 | Calhoun County | 11.2% | |
| 54 | Baker County | 11.6% | |
| 53 | Taylor County | 11.6% | |
| 52 | Seminole County | 11.8% | |
| 51 | Jefferson County | 11.8% | |
| 50 | Madison County | 11.9% | |
| 49 | Polk County | 12.4% | |
| 48 | Hillsborough County | 12.4% | |
| 47 | Duval County | 12.5% | |
| 46 | Putnam County | 13.3% | |
| 45 | Levy County | 13.4% | |
| 44 | Broward County | 13.5% | |
| 43 | Highlands County | 13.7% | |
| … | |||
| 11 | Bay County | 21.0% | |
| 10 | Flagler County | 21.4% | |
| 9 | Collier County | 21.5% | |
| 8 | Okaloosa County | 22.5% | |
| 7 | St. Johns County | 23.0% | |
| 6 | Osceola County | 25.1% | |
| 5 | Orange County | 27.1% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2017
What it means
How much of the private job market is tourism and hospitality.
How it is calculated
Leisure and hospitality jobs divided by all private-sector jobs.
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Statistics: Okaloosa County