Bolivar County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Bolivar 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
12.6%
2023
7.5%
Total change
-5.1 pp
% change
-40.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -4.4 pp (-34.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.7% | — |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +0.7 pp (10.4%) |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |