Barry County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Barry 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
15.7%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-9.6 pp
% change
-61.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.7% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -4.4 pp (-28%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.0% | — |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +5.0 pp (100%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -3.9 pp (-39%) |