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
6.2%
2023
8.7%
Total change
+2.5 pp
% change
+40.3%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.2% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +0.2 pp (3.2%) |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +1.6 pp (25%) |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +6.6 pp (82.5%) |
| 2022 | 11.2% | -3.4 pp (-23.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -2.5 pp (-22.3%) |