Elkins city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Elkins 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
0.9%
Total change
-8.6 pp
% change
-90.5%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -4.6 pp (-48.4%) |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -1.1 pp (-22.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.2 pp (5.3%) |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -2.6 pp (-65%) |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -0.5 pp (-35.7%) |