Beckley city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Beckley 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
7.9%
2023
2.7%
Total change
-5.2 pp
% change
-65.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -1.5 pp (-19%) |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -1.9 pp (-29.7%) |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +0.2 pp (4.4%) |
| 2022 | 4.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -2.0 pp (-42.6%) |