Howard County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Howard 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
10.2%
2023
8.5%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-16.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -1.5 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.7% | — |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -0.7 pp (-8%) |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +0.5 pp (6.3%) |