Black Mountain town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Black Mountain 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
6.6%
2023
3.6%
Total change
-3.0 pp
% change
-45.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -0.9 pp (-13.6%) |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -3.6 pp (-63.2%) |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -0.7 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -0.3 pp (-21.4%) |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +2.5 pp (227.3%) |