Asheville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Asheville 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
4.4%
2023
4.0%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-9.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.4% | — |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -1.6 pp (-36.4%) |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +0.9 pp (32.1%) |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.3 pp (8.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +0.1 pp (2.5%) |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -0.1 pp (-2.4%) |