Marion County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Marion 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
6.9%
2023
2.0%
Total change
-4.9 pp
% change
-71%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -2.1 pp (-30.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.0% | — |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -2.7 pp (-67.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +0.7 pp (53.8%) |