Fairmont town: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fairmont 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
8.3%
2023
9.0%
Total change
+0.7 pp
% change
+8.4%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.3% | — |
| 2019 | 7.3% | -1.0 pp (-12%) |
| 2020 | 5.1% | -2.2 pp (-30.1%) |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +2.2 pp (43.1%) |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +1.4 pp (19.2%) |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +0.3 pp (3.4%) |