Dougherty County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Dougherty 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
15.8%
2023
10.8%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-31.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.8% | — |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -2.6 pp (-16.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.9% | — |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +0.1 pp (1%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +0.8 pp (8%) |