Wheeler County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wheeler 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
8.1%
2023
5.0%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-38.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -3.5 pp (-43.2%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 6.9% | — |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -1.1 pp (-15.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -0.8 pp (-13.8%) |