Highland County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Highland 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
0.5%
2023
16.0%
Total change
+15.5 pp
% change
+3100%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +3.2 pp (640%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.1% | — |
| 2022 | 14.7% | -1.4 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +1.3 pp (8.8%) |