Coal County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Coal 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
7.9%
2023
6.2%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-21.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -2.5 pp (-31.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.3% | — |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -0.7 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +0.6 pp (10.7%) |