Real County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Real 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
7.0%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+14.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.1% | — |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -4.7 pp (-77%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.4% | — |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.2 pp (14.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +5.4 pp (337.5%) |