Niceville, FL jobs, layoffs and employers
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- Director, ContractsGeneral Dynamics OTS
- Director, ProgramsGeneral Dynamics OTS
- Programs Sr ManagerGeneral Dynamics OTS
- Systems Administrator (Linux / Automation Focus)Trinzic
- Big Data Systems EngineerTrinzic
- Technology Transfer Project ManagerDefensewerx
- Office Operations AssistantDefensewerx
- Facilities ManagerManTech International
- Senior Acquisitions Program EngineerOdyssey Systems Consulting
- Senior Program SpecialistOdyssey Systems Consulting
Employers hiring most in Niceville
- Odyssey Systems Consulting31 open roles
- General Dynamics OTS3 open roles
- Defensewerx2 open roles
- Trinzic2 open roles
- Air Education and Training Command1 open role
- Department of the Air Force1 open role
- General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems1 open role
- ManTech International1 open role
- Teledyne Brown Engineering1 open role
Niceville layoffs
No layoff notices naming Niceville in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Colleges in Niceville
| College | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Northwest Florida State College | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Okaloosa County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 0.1% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.6% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.1%, unchanged from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+809 jobs), professional & technical (+433 jobs)
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Workforce development and job centers
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Okaloosa County economy
4.1%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.1% the month before
100,773
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
214,281
people in Okaloosa County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$79,097
median household income
Source: Census ACS
41%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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