Rusk County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Rusk 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
13.1%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-9.1 pp
% change
-69.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.1% | — |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -2.9 pp (-22.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.4% | — |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -2.9 pp (-27.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -3.5 pp (-46.7%) |