Van Buren County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Van Buren 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
0.0%
2023
3.6%
Total change
+3.6 pp
% change
%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 3.8% | +3.8 pp (0%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.5% | — |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +0.4 pp (8.9%) |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -1.3 pp (-26.5%) |