Franklin County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Franklin 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
5.9%
2023
2.4%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-59.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -2.9 pp (-49.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.4 pp (11.1%) |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -1.6 pp (-40%) |