Wilcox County: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Wilcox 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
17.2%
2023
12.1%
Total change
-5.1 pp
% change
-29.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.2% | — |
| 2019 | 15.3% | -1.9 pp (-11%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 14.1% | — |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -3.4 pp (-24.1%) |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +1.4 pp (13.1%) |