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
7.4%
2023
3.5%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-52.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -2.2 pp (-29.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.7% | — |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +0.1 pp (2.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.5% | -0.3 pp (-7.9%) |