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
2.5%
2023
2.0%
Total change
-0.5 pp
% change
-20%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.5% | — |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +3.0 pp (120%) |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -0.6 pp (-10.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +0.3 pp (6.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.2% | -1.0 pp (-19.2%) |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -2.2 pp (-52.4%) |