Black Hawk County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Black Hawk 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
17.6%
2023
17.4%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-1.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.6% | — |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -5.4 pp (-30.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.0% | — |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +0.1 pp (0.6%) |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +1.3 pp (8.1%) |