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
11.4%
2023
7.4%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-35.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.4% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -1.4 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 8.7% | — |
| 2022 | 6.8% | -1.9 pp (-21.8%) |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +0.6 pp (8.8%) |