Okeechobee County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Okeechobee 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
9.8%
2023
10.1%
Total change
+0.3 pp
% change
+3.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.9% | +0.1 pp (1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.0% | — |
| 2022 | 9.4% | +1.4 pp (17.5%) |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +0.7 pp (7.4%) |