Kalkaska County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kalkaska 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
8.7%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-4.4 pp
% change
-50.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.4% | -1.3 pp (-14.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.2% | — |
| 2022 | 4.6% | -1.6 pp (-25.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.3 pp (-6.5%) |