Montgomery County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Montgomery 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
7.1%
2023
2.5%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-64.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -3.9 pp (-54.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.0% | — |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -1.1 pp (-36.7%) |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.6 pp (31.6%) |