Barbour County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Barbour 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
5.3%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-56.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -2.4 pp (-45.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.2% | — |
| 2022 | 3.1% | -1.1 pp (-26.2%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -0.8 pp (-25.8%) |