DeKalb County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How DeKalb 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
4.6%
2023
4.1%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-10.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -1.1 pp (-23.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.9% | — |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +0.4 pp (10.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -0.2 pp (-4.7%) |