Carbon County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Carbon 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
6.2%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-2.7 pp
% change
-43.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -1.0 pp (-16.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.4% | — |
| 2022 | 4.0% | -0.4 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -0.5 pp (-12.5%) |