Macon County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Macon 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
16.8%
2023
8.6%
Total change
-8.2 pp
% change
-48.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.8% | — |
| 2019 | 11.7% | -5.1 pp (-30.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.3% | — |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.6% | -0.6 pp (-6.5%) |