Jenkins County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Jenkins 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
4.0%
2023
6.0%
Total change
+2.0 pp
% change
+50%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -0.6 pp (-15%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.5% | — |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +1.4 pp (31.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +0.1 pp (1.7%) |