Simpson County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Simpson 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
16.5%
2023
6.3%
Total change
-10.2 pp
% change
-61.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2019 | 12.5% | -4.0 pp (-24.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.1% | — |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -2.1 pp (-23.1%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -0.7 pp (-10%) |