Sweetwater County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Sweetwater 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
5.4%
2023
1.5%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-72.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.4% | — |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -1.8 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.8% | — |
| 2022 | 2.2% | -0.6 pp (-21.4%) |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.7 pp (-31.8%) |