Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, FL
MSA Employment
| Date |
Employment |
Unemployment |
| Total |
% Change
Year Ago |
Rate |
Unit Change
Year Ago |
| 1990 | 62,143 | - | 6.0 | - |
| 1991 | 62,831 | 1.1 | 6.3 | 0.3 |
| 1992 | 65,131 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| 1993 | 67,522 | 3.7 | 6.2 | -0.1 |
| 1994 | 71,387 | 5.7 | 5.3 | -1.0 |
| 1995 | 73,460 | 2.9 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| 1996 | 74,760 | 1.8 | 3.9 | -0.4 |
| 1997 | 78,998 | 5.7 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| 1998 | 80,178 | 1.5 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| 1999 | 81,373 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| 2000 | 77,451 | -4.8 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 2001 | 79,289 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 82,131 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 85,450 | 4.0 | 3.7 | -0.6 |
| 2004 | 89,714 | 5.0 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| 2005 | 91,833 | 2.4 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| 2006 | 94,516 | 2.9 | 2.5 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 94,734 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Monthly Data |
| 1995-Jan | 70,942 | 8.1 | 5.8 | -1.7 |
| Feb | 71,387 | 6.6 | 4.2 | -2.6 |
| Mar | 73,584 | 7.1 | 3.7 | -2.3 |
| Apr | 74,959 | 6.7 | 3.9 | -1.5 |
| May | 76,768 | 6.1 | 3.7 | -1.3 |
| Jun | 78,809 | 6.3 | 3.8 | -1.3 |
| Jul | 75,861 | 0.8 | 3.7 | -0.9 |
| Aug | 74,789 | -0.7 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
| Sep | 73,658 | 0.3 | 3.7 | -0.9 |
| Oct | 71,364 | -1.4 | 5.9 | 1.3 |
| Nov | 69,806 | -1.9 | 5.7 | 0.9 |
| Dec | 69,596 | -1.9 | 5.0 | 0.3 |
| 1996-Jan | 69,262 | -2.4 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 70,440 | -1.3 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 72,200 | -1.9 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 73,544 | -1.9 | 4.2 | 0.3 |
| May | 75,590 | -1.5 | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 77,575 | -1.6 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 78,848 | 3.9 | 3.4 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 78,492 | 5.0 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Sep | 76,564 | 3.9 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 75,695 | 6.1 | 3.3 | -2.6 |
| Nov | 74,780 | 7.1 | 3.9 | -1.7 |
| Dec | 74,135 | 6.5 | 3.8 | -1.2 |
| 1997-Jan | 72,808 | 5.1 | 4.7 | -1.1 |
| Feb | 73,498 | 4.3 | 4.3 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 76,608 | 6.1 | 4.1 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 77,266 | 5.1 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| May | 79,334 | 5.0 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 81,135 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Jul | 84,447 | 7.1 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 83,464 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Sep | 81,020 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 80,327 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 79,220 | 5.9 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 78,849 | 6.4 | 3.6 | -0.2 |
| 1998-Jan | 76,985 | 5.7 | 4.6 | -0.1 |
| Feb | 77,879 | 6.0 | 4.2 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 79,700 | 4.0 | 3.8 | -0.2 |
| Apr | 78,901 | 2.1 | 3.2 | -0.4 |
| May | 80,736 | 1.8 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| Jun | 82,881 | 2.2 | 3.4 | -0.2 |
| Jul | 84,138 | -0.4 | 3.0 | -0.2 |
| Aug | 83,293 | -0.2 | 2.9 | -0.3 |
| Sep | 82,765 | 2.2 | 2.9 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 79,241 | -1.4 | 3.1 | -0.2 |
| Nov | 78,104 | -1.4 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Dec | 77,513 | -1.7 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| 1999-Jan | 76,781 | -0.3 | 4.0 | -0.6 |
| Feb | 77,266 | -0.8 | 3.9 | -0.3 |
| Mar | 80,124 | 0.5 | 3.4 | -0.5 |
| Apr | 80,343 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| May | 82,290 | 1.9 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Jun | 84,519 | 2.0 | 3.2 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 85,394 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 84,532 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 83,383 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 81,187 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| Nov | 80,430 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 80,232 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| 2000-Jan | 73,754 | -3.9 | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| Feb | 74,271 | -3.9 | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 76,346 | -4.7 | 3.9 | 0.5 |
| Apr | 77,712 | -3.3 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| May | 78,383 | -4.7 | 3.6 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 79,568 | -5.9 | 3.9 | 0.8 |
| Jul | 80,286 | -6.0 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Aug | 79,974 | -5.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 77,979 | -6.5 | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Oct | 77,432 | -4.6 | 3.4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 76,722 | -4.6 | 3.5 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 76,986 | -4.0 | 3.4 | -0.1 |
| 2001-Jan | 77,035 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 77,207 | 4.0 | 3.9 | -0.2 |
| Mar | 79,065 | 3.6 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Apr | 78,709 | 1.3 | 3.6 | 0.1 |
| May | 80,458 | 2.6 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| Jun | 82,235 | 3.4 | 3.8 | -0.1 |
| Jul | 82,590 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 81,597 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Sep | 80,873 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 77,855 | 0.5 | 4.8 | 1.4 |
| Nov | 76,993 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 1.5 |
| Dec | 76,847 | -0.2 | 5.0 | 1.6 |
| 2002-Jan | 76,894 | -0.2 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
| Feb | 78,304 | 1.4 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 80,190 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 82,378 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
| May | 84,303 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 0.6 |
| Jun | 85,614 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 85,101 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 84,503 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 0.3 |
| Sep | 83,373 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 0.4 |
| Oct | 82,870 | 6.4 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| Nov | 80,917 | 5.1 | 4.1 | -0.9 |
| Dec | 81,122 | 5.6 | 4.1 | -1.0 |
| 2003-Jan | 81,151 | 5.5 | 4.5 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 81,756 | 4.4 | 4.1 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 83,867 | 4.6 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| Apr | 84,865 | 3.0 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| May | 86,308 | 2.4 | 3.5 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 87,483 | 2.2 | 4.0 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 87,850 | 3.2 | 3.7 | -0.3 |
| Aug | 87,957 | 4.1 | 3.6 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 87,010 | 4.4 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 86,466 | 4.3 | 3.3 | -0.6 |
| Nov | 85,586 | 5.8 | 3.4 | -0.7 |
| Dec | 85,100 | 4.9 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| 2004-Jan | 85,220 | 5.0 | 3.7 | -0.8 |
| Feb | 86,005 | 5.2 | 3.4 | -0.7 |
| Mar | 87,947 | 4.9 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 88,932 | 4.8 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| May | 90,256 | 4.6 | 3.1 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 91,888 | 5.0 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| Jul | 93,806 | 6.8 | 3.2 | -0.5 |
| Aug | 93,371 | 6.2 | 3.1 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 91,755 | 5.5 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| Oct | 89,389 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 89,041 | 4.0 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Dec | 88,961 | 4.5 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 2005-Jan | 87,972 | 3.2 | 3.3 | -0.4 |
| Feb | 88,100 | 2.4 | 3.3 | -0.1 |
| Mar | 89,921 | 2.2 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Apr | 91,122 | 2.5 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| May | 92,885 | 2.9 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 94,354 | 2.7 | 2.9 | -0.6 |
| Jul | 93,886 | 0.1 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Aug | 94,229 | 0.9 | 2.6 | -0.5 |
| Sep | 93,278 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.1 |
| Oct | 92,872 | 3.9 | 2.8 | -0.5 |
| Nov | 91,608 | 2.9 | 2.9 | -0.4 |
| Dec | 91,774 | 3.2 | 2.4 | -0.7 |
| 2006-Jan | 90,953 | 3.4 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| Feb | 91,684 | 4.1 | 2.5 | -0.8 |
| Mar | 93,277 | 3.7 | 2.3 | -0.6 |
| Apr | 93,806 | 2.9 | 2.2 | -0.4 |
| May | 95,154 | 2.4 | 2.3 | -0.4 |
| Jun | 97,118 | 2.9 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| Jul | 96,903 | 3.2 | 2.7 | -0.1 |
| Aug | 96,799 | 2.7 | 2.6 | -0.1 |
| Sep | 95,952 | 2.9 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| Oct | 94,760 | 2.0 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| Nov | 93,943 | 2.5 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| Dec | 93,837 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 0.1 |
| 2007-Jan | 91,566 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 92,145 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.3 |
| Mar | 94,039 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 93,809 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| May | 95,082 | -0.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 96,728 | -0.4 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| Jul | 97,149 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 96,592 | -0.2 | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 95,684 | -0.3 | 3.0 | 0.5 |
| Oct | 95,076 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 94,858 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 94,084 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 0.9 |
| 2008-Jan | 93,771 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 93,480 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 |
| Mar | 94,246 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 94,412 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| May | 95,139 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| Jun | 96,628 | -0.1 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University
Note: Data are from The Current Population Survey (CPS) - a monthly survey of households conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force, employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.
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