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
3.0%
2023
6.9%
Total change
+3.9 pp
% change
+130%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -2.1 pp (-70%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.5% | — |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -0.3 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | +1.7 pp (32.7%) |