Okaloosa County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Okaloosa County's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
6.1%
2023
3.1%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-49.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -0.8 pp (-13.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.9% | — |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -0.6 pp (-15.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -0.2 pp (-6.1%) |