Guernsey County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Guernsey 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
12.5%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-8.5 pp
% change
-68%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -3.9 pp (-31.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.5% | — |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +0.4 pp (16%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +1.1 pp (37.9%) |