Taylor County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Taylor 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
14.1%
2023
7.2%
Total change
-6.9 pp
% change
-48.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.1% | — |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -3.6 pp (-25.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.8% | — |
| 2022 | 6.6% | -0.2 pp (-2.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +0.6 pp (9.1%) |