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
6.9%
2023
2.9%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-58%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | -3.1 pp (-44.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.7% | — |
| 2022 | 2.6% | -1.1 pp (-29.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +0.3 pp (11.5%) |