Chapel Hill town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Chapel Hill 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
2.8%
2023
2.6%
Total change
-0.2 pp
% change
-7.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.8% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +1.6 pp (57.1%) |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +2.3 pp (52.3%) |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -1.8 pp (-26.9%) |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -1.2 pp (-24.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -1.1 pp (-29.7%) |