Monroe County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Monroe 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
21.6%
2023
11.9%
Total change
-9.7 pp
% change
-44.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.6% | — |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -6.2 pp (-28.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.9% | — |
| 2022 | 12.2% | +0.3 pp (2.5%) |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -0.3 pp (-2.5%) |