Esmeralda County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Esmeralda 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
1.9%
2023
2.3%
Total change
+0.4 pp
% change
+21.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.9% | — |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +0.3 pp (15.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.6% | — |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +0.4 pp (15.4%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -0.7 pp (-23.3%) |