Cajah's Mountain town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cajah's 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
11.0%
2023
7.6%
Total change
-3.4 pp
% change
-30.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -6.3 pp (-57.3%) |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +0.7 pp (14.9%) |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +0.4 pp (7.4%) |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -0.7 pp (-12.1%) |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +2.5 pp (49%) |