East Gaffney CDP: Unemployment Rate Trend
How East Gaffney 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
15.9%
2023
2.2%
Total change
-13.7 pp
% change
-86.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 15.9% | — |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -5.3 pp (-33.3%) |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -3.0 pp (-28.3%) |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -1.0 pp (-13.2%) |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -3.0 pp (-45.5%) |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -1.4 pp (-38.9%) |