Polk County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Polk 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
6.1%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-1.9 pp
% change
-31.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.0% | +0.9 pp (14.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.6% | — |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +1.2 pp (18.2%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -3.6 pp (-46.2%) |