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
7.3%
2023
7.1%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-2.7%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.3% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -2.0 pp (-27.4%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -0.1 pp (-1.9%) |
| 2021 | 8.3% | +3.1 pp (59.6%) |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -0.6 pp (-7.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -0.6 pp (-7.8%) |