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
14.4%
2023
15.9%
Total change
+1.5 pp
% change
+10.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.4% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -3.1 pp (-21.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.0% | — |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +0.4 pp (2.7%) |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +0.5 pp (3.2%) |