Shelby County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Shelby 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
21.6%
2023
6.8%
Total change
-14.8 pp
% change
-68.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21.6% | — |
| 2019 | 17.1% | -4.5 pp (-20.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.0% | — |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +7.4 pp (92.5%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -8.6 pp (-55.8%) |