Houghton County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Houghton 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
6.8%
2023
5.7%
Total change
-1.1 pp
% change
-16.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -1.4 pp (-20.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.7% | — |
| 2022 | 6.2% | +0.5 pp (8.8%) |
| 2023 | 5.7% | -0.5 pp (-8.1%) |