Custer County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Custer 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
2.8%
2023
6.2%
Total change
+3.4 pp
% change
+121.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -0.2 pp (-7.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.3% | — |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.2 pp (3.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +0.7 pp (12.7%) |