Sumter County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Sumter 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
10.6%
2023
4.8%
Total change
-5.8 pp
% change
-54.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.6% | — |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -2.1 pp (-19.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.5% | — |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -1.0 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2023 | 4.8% | -1.7 pp (-26.2%) |