Petroleum County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Petroleum 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
5.2%
2023
0.9%
Total change
-4.3 pp
% change
-82.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.2% | — |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -1.3 pp (-25%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.1% | — |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -2.3 pp (-74.2%) |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +0.1 pp (12.5%) |