Charleston city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Charleston city'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
15.6%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-10.3 pp
% change
-66%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.6% | — |
| 2019 | 14.7% | -0.9 pp (-5.8%) |
| 2020 | 12.4% | -2.3 pp (-15.6%) |
| 2021 | 9.4% | -3.0 pp (-24.2%) |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -1.5 pp (-16%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -2.6 pp (-32.9%) |