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
6.6%
2023
1.0%
Total change
-5.6 pp
% change
-84.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -0.8 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.3% | — |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -0.2 pp (-15.4%) |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -0.1 pp (-9.1%) |