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
8.4%
2023
5.3%
Total change
-3.1 pp
% change
-36.9%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.4% | — |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -2.7 pp (-32.1%) |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -0.5 pp (-8.8%) |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +1.2 pp (23.1%) |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -1.5 pp (-23.4%) |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +0.4 pp (8.2%) |