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
14.6%
2023
19.4%
Total change
+4.8 pp
% change
+32.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.6% | — |
| 2019 | 13.9% | -0.7 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.1% | — |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -1.1 pp (-5.5%) |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +0.4 pp (2.1%) |