Augusta city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Augusta 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
16.7%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-9.1 pp
% change
-54.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.7% | — |
| 2019 | 17.3% | +0.6 pp (3.6%) |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -6.5 pp (-37.6%) |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -4.3 pp (-39.8%) |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -0.5 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +1.6 pp (26.7%) |