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
9.2%
2023
9.3%
Total change
+0.1 pp
% change
+1.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -4.4 pp (-47.8%) |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +0.6 pp (12.5%) |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -1.5 pp (-27.8%) |
| 2022 | 12.0% | +8.1 pp (207.7%) |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -2.7 pp (-22.5%) |