Telfair County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Telfair 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
4.1%
2023
5.0%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+22%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.1% | — |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -2.1 pp (-51.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 1.6% | — |
| 2022 | 2.1% | +0.5 pp (31.3%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +2.9 pp (138.1%) |