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
7.4%
2023
5.8%
Total change
-1.6 pp
% change
-21.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -2.4 pp (-32.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.3% | — |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -0.8 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2023 | 5.8% | +0.3 pp (5.5%) |