Branch County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Branch 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
4.6%
2023
5.2%
Total change
+0.6 pp
% change
+13%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -0.4 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.4% | — |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -0.5 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +0.3 pp (6.1%) |