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Walton County, FL jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Walton County’s unemployment rate is 4.3%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 10 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Walton County economy

  • 4.3%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    4.0% the month before

  • 42,757

    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 layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Walton County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

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.

  1. State of Florida2 open roles
  2. Ascension Seton1 open role
  3. Builders FirstSource1 open role
  4. General Dynamics OTS1 open role
  5. MedBest Recruiting1 open role
  6. Promoted21 open role
  7. Regions Financial1 open role
  8. Ulta Beauty1 open role
  9. Verano Holdings1 open role

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.

  • CareerSource Okaloosa Walton

    Defuniak Springs · Affiliate · 850-520-5990

    8:00-12:00 and 12:00-4:00 Appointment Only

Cities in Walton County

Other Florida counties

All of Florida

Laid off or looking for work in Walton County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

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