Blount County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Blount 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
5.9%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-37.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -1.5 pp (-25.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.5% | — |
| 2022 | 4.1% | -0.4 pp (-8.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -0.4 pp (-9.8%) |