Mount Sterling, KY Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Mount Sterling, KY Micro 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
7.5%
2023
4.2%
Total change
-3.3 pp
% change
-44%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -2.2 pp (-29.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -0.5 pp (-9.4%) |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +0.8 pp (16.7%) |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -0.6 pp (-10.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.2% | -0.8 pp (-16%) |