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
13.9%
2023
2.3%
Total change
-11.6 pp
% change
-83.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 13.9% | — |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -2.4 pp (-17.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.5% | — |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +2.3 pp (153.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -1.5 pp (-39.5%) |