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
4.3%
2023
2.6%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-39.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +0.1 pp (2.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.8% | — |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -0.8 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +0.6 pp (30%) |