Fayetteville city: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Fayetteville 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
10.8%
2023
8.2%
Total change
-2.6 pp
% change
-24.1%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.8% | — |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -1.7 pp (-15.7%) |
| 2020 | 8.4% | -0.7 pp (-7.7%) |
| 2021 | 8.6% | +0.2 pp (2.4%) |
| 2022 | 8.4% | -0.2 pp (-2.3%) |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -0.2 pp (-2.4%) |