Johnson County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Johnson 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
5.3%
2023
8.8%
Total change
+3.5 pp
% change
+66%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.7% | +2.4 pp (45.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.1% | — |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -0.9 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +2.6 pp (41.9%) |