Elizabeth City city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Elizabeth City 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
9.5%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-1.8 pp
% change
-18.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -1.4 pp (-14.7%) |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +0.9 pp (11.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -1.9 pp (-21.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +1.2 pp (16.9%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | -0.6 pp (-7.2%) |