Jefferson County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Jefferson 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
2.2%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-67.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -1.5 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.4% | — |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -0.9 pp (-37.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +0.7 pp (46.7%) |