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
4.9%
2023
1.0%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-79.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9% | — |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -4.3 pp (-87.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -2.6 pp (-86.7%) |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.6 pp (150%) |