Buffalo County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Buffalo 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
4.5%
2023
1.7%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-62.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -1.1 pp (-24.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.4% | — |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -0.8 pp (-23.5%) |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -0.9 pp (-34.6%) |