Arkansas County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Arkansas 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
5.0%
2023
4.1%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-18%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -1.2 pp (-24%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.4% | — |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +0.6 pp (25%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +1.1 pp (36.7%) |