Cape Carteret town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Cape Carteret 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
2.3%
Total change
-5.5 pp
% change
-70.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.3% | -4.5 pp (-57.7%) |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -0.2 pp (-6.1%) |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -1.0 pp (-32.3%) |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -0.3 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2023 | 2.3% | +0.5 pp (27.8%) |