Big Stone Gap town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Big Stone Gap town'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
7.8%
2023
7.5%
Total change
-0.3 pp
% change
-3.8%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +1.3 pp (16.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -0.8 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +6.0 pp (72.3%) |
| 2022 | 11.7% | -2.6 pp (-18.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -4.2 pp (-35.9%) |