Hale County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Hale 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
11.7%
2023
5.9%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-49.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.7% | — |
| 2019 | 10.9% | -0.8 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.0% | — |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +0.6 pp (8.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.9% | -1.7 pp (-22.4%) |