Estill County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Estill 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
12.4%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-41.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.4% | — |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -1.4 pp (-11.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.1% | — |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +1.6 pp (22.5%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -1.5 pp (-17.2%) |