Okeechobee, FL Micro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Okeechobee, FL 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
9.0%
2023
6.0%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-33.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -2.3 pp (-25.6%) |
| 2020 | 5.3% | -1.4 pp (-20.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -0.3 pp (-5.7%) |
| 2022 | 6.1% | +1.1 pp (22%) |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -0.1 pp (-1.6%) |