Forest County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Forest 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
3.4%
2023
0.8%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-76.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +1.0 pp (29.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.6% | — |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -2.7 pp (-75%) |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -0.1 pp (-11.1%) |