Kay County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Kay 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
5.4%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-0.9 pp
% change
-16.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -0.6 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.0% | — |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +0.4 pp (8%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.9 pp (-16.7%) |