Houston County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Houston 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
6.4%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-9.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.4% | — |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -0.4 pp (-6.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.3% | — |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -0.6 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +0.1 pp (1.8%) |