Pickens County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Pickens 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
22.7%
2023
13.4%
Total change
-9.3 pp
% change
-41%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22.7% | — |
| 2019 | 16.8% | -5.9 pp (-26%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 16.8% | — |
| 2022 | 15.8% | -1.0 pp (-6%) |
| 2023 | 13.4% | -2.4 pp (-15.2%) |