Emerald Coast Times

Walton County recorded an unemployment rate of 4.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 1,595 people out of the 73,456 living in Walton County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Walton County has decreased compared to the 4.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 33,309 people who had a job during that time, 354 were employed in the Armed Forces and 32,955 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	1,595	4.6%
Employed	33,309	95.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	32,955	94.4%
Employed in armed forces	354	1%