Blue Earth County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Blue Earth 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
12.4%
2023
7.3%
Total change
-5.1 pp
% change
-41.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -4.6 pp (-37.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -1.3 pp (-13.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -1.1 pp (-13.1%) |