Mahaska County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Mahaska 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
7.6%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-34.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -2.4 pp (-31.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.3% | — |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -0.4 pp (-9.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +1.1 pp (28.2%) |