Elkin town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Elkin 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
5.5%
2023
5.1%
Total change
-0.4 pp
% change
-7.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -2.5 pp (-45.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +1.6 pp (53.3%) |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -1.7 pp (-37%) |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +0.2 pp (6.9%) |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +2.0 pp (64.5%) |