Blue Ridge CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Blue Ridge CDP'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
2.3%
2023
3.2%
Total change
+0.9 pp
% change
+39.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.3% | — |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +1.0 pp (43.5%) |
| 2020 | 2.8% | -0.5 pp (-15.2%) |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +0.9 pp (32.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +0.8 pp (21.6%) |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -1.3 pp (-28.9%) |