Limestone County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Limestone 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
4.8%
2023
11.8%
Total change
+7.0 pp
% change
+145.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.5% | -2.3 pp (-47.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.6% | — |
| 2022 | 11.6% | +3.0 pp (34.9%) |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +0.2 pp (1.7%) |