Cleveland County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cleveland 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
6.6%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-65.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -1.1 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -1.2 pp (-60%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +1.5 pp (187.5%) |