Alachua County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Alachua County's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
6.6%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-34.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -1.5 pp (-22.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.8% | — |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +0.3 pp (6.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.8 pp (-15.7%) |