Aiken city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Aiken city'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
5.9%
2023
4.7%
Total change
-1.2 pp
% change
-20.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -0.8 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -0.9 pp (-17.6%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.5 pp (11.9%) |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -0.8 pp (-17%) |
| 2023 | 4.7% | +0.8 pp (20.5%) |