Freestone County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Freestone 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
8.0%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-10%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | -1.0 pp (-12.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.6% | — |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +0.7 pp (8.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -2.1 pp (-22.6%) |