Berrien County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Berrien 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
7.3%
2023
6.5%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-11%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -1.4 pp (-19.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.4% | — |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +0.2 pp (3.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.5% | -0.1 pp (-1.5%) |