Powder River County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Powder River 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
3.9%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-0.7 pp
% change
-17.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.2% | +0.3 pp (7.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.9% | — |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +0.1 pp (3.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +0.2 pp (6.7%) |