Columbia County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Columbia 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
9.5%
2023
3.1%
Total change
-6.4 pp
% change
-67.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +1.4 pp (14.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.4% | — |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -1.2 pp (-27.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -0.1 pp (-3.1%) |