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
11.4%
2023
2.1%
Total change
-9.3 pp
% change
-81.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -3.7 pp (-32.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.0% | — |
| 2022 | 3.5% | -3.5 pp (-50%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -1.4 pp (-40%) |