Hancock County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Hancock 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
21.7%
2023
3.9%
Total change
-17.8 pp
% change
-82%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.7% | — |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -0.5 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.0% | — |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +1.2 pp (13.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.9% | -6.3 pp (-61.8%) |