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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
2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Leisure & hospitality share of jobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Alachua County | 16.0% | |
| 50 | Baker County | 12.3% | |
| 11 | Bay County | 19.9% | |
| 20 | Bradford County | 17.0% | |
| 41 | Brevard County | 14.6% | |
| 45 | Broward County | 13.4% | |
| 49 | Calhoun County | 12.4% | |
| 17 | Charlotte County | 18.0% | |
| 25 | Citrus County | 16.3% | |
| 18 | Clay County | 17.5% | |
| 10 | Collier County | 21.5% | |
| 29 | Columbia County | 16.0% | |
| 58 | DeSoto County | 11.1% | |
| 48 | Dixie County | 12.5% | |
| 53 | Duval County | 11.9% | |
| 28 | Escambia County | 16.1% | |
| 9 | Flagler County | 21.7% | |
| 3 | Franklin County | 30.1% | |
| 65 | Gadsden County | 6.6% | |
| 59 | Gilchrist County | 10.9% | |
| 66 | Glades County | 3.6% | |
| 43 | Gulf County | 13.5% | |
| 62 | Hamilton County | 10.1% | |
| 60 | Hardee County | 10.9% | |
| 56 | Hendry County | 11.7% | |
| … | |||
| 42 | Miami-Dade County | 14.1% | |
| 1 | Monroe County | 41.9% | |
| 4 | Nassau County | 27.7% | |
| 8 | Okaloosa County | 22.0% | |
| 38 | Okeechobee County | 14.8% | |
| 5 | Orange County | 27.4% | |
| 6 | Osceola County | 24.7% | |
| … |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2019
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