Big Stone County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Big Stone 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
6.7%
2023
2.1%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-68.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -1.9 pp (-28.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.2% | — |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -1.5 pp (-68.2%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +1.4 pp (200%) |