Clay County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Clay 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
6.4%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-4.1 pp
% change
-64.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -0.3 pp (-4.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.5% | — |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +0.7 pp (46.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.1 pp (4.5%) |