DeSoto County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How DeSoto 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
6.6%
2023
1.2%
Total change
-5.4 pp
% change
-81.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -4.2 pp (-63.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.5% | — |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -0.5 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +0.2 pp (20%) |