Anderson County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Anderson 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
8.5%
2023
2.4%
Total change
-6.1 pp
% change
-71.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -2.9 pp (-34.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.6% | — |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -1.5 pp (-41.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +0.3 pp (14.3%) |