Butte County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Butte 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
5.3%
2023
5.7%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+7.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -0.8 pp (-15.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.3 pp (3.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -2.3 pp (-28.7%) |