Stone County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Stone 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
7.7%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-7.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -1.3 pp (-16.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.6% | — |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +0.4 pp (5.3%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -0.9 pp (-11.3%) |