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
9.0%
2023
5.5%
Total change
-3.5 pp
% change
-38.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -5.0 pp (-55.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.1% | — |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +0.9 pp (17.6%) |
| 2023 | 5.5% | -0.5 pp (-8.3%) |