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
5.2%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-19.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -0.7 pp (-13.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.8% | — |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -1.2 pp (-25%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +0.6 pp (16.7%) |