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
5.4%
2023
2.6%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-51.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -0.7 pp (-13%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.9% | — |
| 2022 | 2.8% | -0.1 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -0.2 pp (-7.1%) |