Pocahontas County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Pocahontas 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
11.0%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-3.8 pp
% change
-34.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -2.8 pp (-25.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.1% | — |
| 2022 | 7.1% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.1 pp (1.4%) |