Cocke County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cocke 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
9.6%
2023
4.4%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-54.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -1.0 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.8% | — |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -1.6 pp (-20.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -1.8 pp (-29%) |