Holmes County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Holmes 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
19.6%
2023
8.8%
Total change
-10.8 pp
% change
-55.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 19.6% | — |
| 2019 | 16.3% | -3.3 pp (-16.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 12.8% | — |
| 2022 | 8.8% | -4.0 pp (-31.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +0.0 pp (0%) |