Ozark County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ozark 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
12.6%
2023
5.2%
Total change
-7.4 pp
% change
-58.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.6% | — |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -1.3 pp (-10.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.8% | — |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -2.9 pp (-42.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.2% | +1.3 pp (33.3%) |