Sierra County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Sierra 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
30.0%
2023
4.1%
Total change
-25.9 pp
% change
-86.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 30.0% | — |
| 2019 | 31.6% | +1.6 pp (5.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.7% | — |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -2.4 pp (-35.8%) |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -0.2 pp (-4.7%) |