Ashville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Ashville 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
5.6%
2023
3.8%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-32.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9% | +1.3 pp (23.2%) |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -0.7 pp (-10.1%) |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -0.5 pp (-8.1%) |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -5.0 pp (-87.7%) |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +3.1 pp (442.9%) |