Webster County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Webster 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
23.5%
2023
18.9%
Total change
-4.6 pp
% change
-19.6%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23.5% | — |
| 2019 | 20.6% | -2.9 pp (-12.3%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 17.2% | — |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -5.9 pp (-34.3%) |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +7.6 pp (67.3%) |