Okeechobee Times

Okeechobee County recorded an unemployment rate of 5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 790 people out of the 39,716 living in Okeechobee County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Okeechobee County has decreased compared to the 5.3% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Okeechobee County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	790	5%
Employed	14,907	95%
Employed in civilian labor force	14,907	95%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%