Oconee County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Oconee 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
4.5%
2023
1.4%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-68.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -0.5 pp (-11.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.5% | — |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +0.1 pp (4%) |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -1.2 pp (-46.2%) |