Union County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Union 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
7.1%
2023
3.2%
Total change
-3.9 pp
% change
-54.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -3.1 pp (-43.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0.5% | — |
| 2022 | 2.6% | +2.1 pp (420%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +0.6 pp (23.1%) |