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
2.8%
2023
4.1%
Total change
+1.3 pp
% change
+46.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +2.5 pp (89.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.3% | — |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -3.5 pp (-37.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -1.7 pp (-29.3%) |