Butler County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Butler 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
10.5%
2023
16.1%
Total change
+5.6 pp
% change
+53.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -1.5 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.9% | — |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +1.0 pp (8.4%) |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +3.2 pp (24.8%) |