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
24.2%
2023
12.5%
Total change
-11.7 pp
% change
-48.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 24.2% | — |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +1.7 pp (7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 22.4% | — |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -5.1 pp (-22.8%) |
| 2023 | 12.5% | -4.8 pp (-27.7%) |