Garfield County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Garfield 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
19.6%
2023
12.0%
Total change
-7.6 pp
% change
-38.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -11.5 pp (-58.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.6% | — |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +3.2 pp (37.2%) |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +0.2 pp (1.7%) |