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
9.4%
2023
6.8%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-27.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -4.9 pp (-52.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.6% | — |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -1.2 pp (-15.8%) |
| 2023 | 6.8% | +0.4 pp (6.2%) |