Mitchell County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Mitchell 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
14.5%
2023
6.9%
Total change
-7.6 pp
% change
-52.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.8% | -1.7 pp (-11.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.1% | — |
| 2022 | 10.2% | -2.9 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -3.3 pp (-32.4%) |