Walton County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Walton 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
6.9%
2023
5.4%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-21.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -1.8 pp (-26.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 5.0% | — |
| 2022 | 5.2% | +0.2 pp (4%) |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.2 pp (3.8%) |