Dewey County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Dewey 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
2.3%
2023
4.5%
Total change
+2.2 pp
% change
+95.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.3% | — |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +0.3 pp (13%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.7% | — |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.5 pp (10.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.7 pp (-13.5%) |