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
5.8%
2023
4.1%
Total change
-1.7 pp
% change
-29.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +1.1 pp (19%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.9% | — |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -0.8 pp (-27.6%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +2.0 pp (95.2%) |