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
9.3%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-41.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.3% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -0.8 pp (-8.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.7% | — |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -0.7 pp (-9.1%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -1.6 pp (-22.9%) |