Summit County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Summit 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
4.2%
2023
14.7%
Total change
+10.5 pp
% change
+250%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +0.3 pp (7.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.2% | — |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +1.9 pp (26.4%) |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +5.6 pp (61.5%) |