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
17.5%
2023
2.8%
Total change
-14.7 pp
% change
-84%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.5% | — |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -8.0 pp (-45.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.6% | — |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -0.3 pp (-8.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -0.5 pp (-15.2%) |