Amite County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Amite 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
10.8%
2023
6.6%
Total change
-4.2 pp
% change
-38.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.8% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -2.2 pp (-20.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.9% | — |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +0.6 pp (8.7%) |
| 2023 | 6.6% | -0.9 pp (-12%) |