Chaffee County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Chaffee 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
11.1%
2023
6.7%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-39.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1% | — |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +0.3 pp (2.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.3% | — |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +1.8 pp (28.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -1.4 pp (-17.3%) |