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
8.3%
2023
3.3%
Total change
-5.0 pp
% change
-60.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -1.5 pp (-18.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 4.1% | — |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +1.3 pp (31.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -2.1 pp (-38.9%) |