Grainger County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Grainger 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
6.4%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-18.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.1 pp (-17.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.9% | — |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -0.1 pp (-1.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -0.6 pp (-10.3%) |