Geary County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Geary 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
6.0%
Total change
-2.0 pp
% change
-25%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -3.5 pp (-43.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.6% | — |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -0.1 pp (-2.2%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +1.5 pp (33.3%) |