Boone County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Boone 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
7.8%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-56.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -1.2 pp (-15.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.3% | — |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +0.1 pp (2.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -1.0 pp (-22.7%) |