Mississippi County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Mississippi 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
11.6%
2023
8.4%
Total change
-3.2 pp
% change
-27.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.6% | — |
| 2019 | 9.2% | -2.4 pp (-20.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.6% | — |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +0.2 pp (2.1%) |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -1.4 pp (-14.3%) |