Emerald Coast Times

Okaloosa County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 3,742 people out of the 209,230 living in Okaloosa County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Okaloosa County has decreased compared to the 3.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Okaloosa County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Of the 104,873 people who had a job during that time, 11,547 were employed in the Armed Forces and 93,326 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	3,742	3.4%
Employed	104,873	96.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	93,326	85.9%
Employed in armed forces	11,547	10.6%