Brookings County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Brookings 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
5.9%
2023
7.0%
Total change
+1.1 pp
% change
+18.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -1.0 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.3% | — |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +0.7 pp (13.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +1.0 pp (16.7%) |