Washington Parish: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Washington Parish'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
12.3%
2023
10.8%
Total change
-1.5 pp
% change
-12.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.3% | — |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -2.5 pp (-20.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.3% | — |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +0.2 pp (1.9%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +0.3 pp (2.9%) |