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
5.6%
2023
3.4%
Total change
-2.2 pp
% change
-39.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -1.0 pp (-17.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.8% | — |
| 2022 | 6.6% | +2.8 pp (73.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.4% | -3.2 pp (-48.5%) |