Chaves County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Chaves 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
13.1%
2023
5.6%
Total change
-7.5 pp
% change
-57.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.1% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -4.0 pp (-30.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.4% | — |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -2.4 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.4 pp (-6.7%) |