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
4.6%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-15.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.6% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | +5.6 pp (121.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.0% | — |
| 2022 | 8.1% | -0.9 pp (-10%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -4.2 pp (-51.9%) |