Barbourville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Barbourville 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
14.1%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-9.6 pp
% change
-68.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14.1% | — |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +5.6 pp (39.7%) |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -7.3 pp (-37.1%) |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +9.2 pp (74.2%) |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +2.1 pp (9.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -19.2 pp (-81%) |