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
3.6%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-0.1 pp
% change
-2.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -1.3 pp (-36.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.2% | — |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +0.1 pp (3.1%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +0.2 pp (6.1%) |