Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL Metro Area'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
6.0%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-2.3 pp
% change
-38.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -0.8 pp (-13.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -0.8 pp (-15.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -0.3 pp (-6.8%) |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -0.3 pp (-7.3%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -0.1 pp (-2.6%) |