Knox County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Knox 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
2.1%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-60.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.3% | — |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -2.8 pp (-52.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +2.1 pp (0%) |