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
10.7%
2023
7.9%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-26.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.7% | — |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -3.5 pp (-32.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.0% | — |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.9% | -1.0 pp (-11.2%) |