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
6.1%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-29.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -2.4 pp (-39.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.0% | — |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -0.6 pp (-15%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +0.9 pp (26.5%) |