Tift County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Tift 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
3.9%
2023
3.3%
Total change
-0.6 pp
% change
-15.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.9% | — |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -1.2 pp (-30.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 2.7% | — |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +0.2 pp (7.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +0.4 pp (13.8%) |