Garrard County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Garrard 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
8.9%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-31.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -2.4 pp (-27%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.1% | — |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +1.2 pp (29.3%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | +0.8 pp (15.1%) |