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
16.5%
2023
6.1%
Total change
-10.4 pp
% change
-63%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.5% | — |
| 2019 | 18.5% | +2.0 pp (12.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.9% | — |
| 2022 | 16.1% | +6.2 pp (62.6%) |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -10.0 pp (-62.1%) |