Walton County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Walton County’s unemployment rate is 4.0%. No layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 13 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Walton County economy

4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.0% the month before
42,290
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
79,846
people in Walton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$79,281
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Walton County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 10.6% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 22.9% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 4.0%, unchanged from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: hotels & food (+926 jobs), retail (+569 jobs)

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Walton County layoffs

No layoff notices naming Walton County 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.

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Employers hiring most in Walton County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Ascension Seton2 open roles
State of Florida2 open roles
Ascension1 open role
Ascension Health Alliance1 open role
Avari Management1 open role
Builders FirstSource1 open role
Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Panama City1 open role
Memorial Health Care System1 open role
QSL Management1 open role
Regions Financial1 open role

Conferences in Walton County

Industry conferences and trade shows held in Walton County. No dates announced yet for the next edition.

Big I Louisiana Annual Convention
Usually June (next dates not announced) · Miramar Beach, FL
Paid ticket, price not listed

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Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Walton County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Laid off in Florida? How to file for unemployment in Florida (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

CareerSource Okaloosa Walton
Okaloosa, Walton

CareerSource Okaloosa Walton
Defuniak Springs · Affiliate · 850-520-5990
8:00-12:00 and 12:00-4:00 Appointment Only

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Florida’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Florida unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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