Owsley County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Owsley 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
12.5%
2023
11.3%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-9.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -0.4 pp (-3.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 15.7% | — |
| 2022 | 14.2% | -1.5 pp (-9.6%) |
| 2023 | 11.3% | -2.9 pp (-20.4%) |